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  2. Hampton Roads - Wikipedia

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    Area codes. 757, 804, 948, 252. Hampton Roads is the name of a body of water in the United States that serves as a wide channel for the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers between Old Point Comfort and Sewell's Point near where the Chesapeake Bay flows into the Atlantic Ocean. It also gave its name to the surrounding metropolitan region ...

  3. Virginia Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Peninsula is located in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. It is sometimes known as the Lower Peninsula to distinguish it from two other peninsulas to the north, the Middle Peninsula and the Northern Neck. It is the site of historic Jamestown, founded in 1607 as the first ...

  4. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Coastal Virginia Magazine is a bi-monthly regional magazine for Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area. [153] Hampton Roads Times is an online magazine for Norfolk and the Hampton Roads area. [citation needed] Norfolk is served by a variety of radio stations on the AM and FM dials, with towers located around the Hampton Roads area.

  5. History of Hampton Roads - Wikipedia

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    History of Hampton Roads. The harbor area of Hampton Roads, from official state map of pre-civil war Virginia circa 1858. The history of Hampton Roads dates to 1607, when Jamestown was founded. Two wars have taken place in addition to many other historical events.

  6. Hampton, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Hampton (/ ˈhæmptən /) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 137,148 as of the 2020 census, making it the seventh-most populous city in Virginia. [7] Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, the 37th-largest in the United States, with a total population of 1,799,674 ...

  7. Tidewater (region) - Wikipedia

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    Tidewater (region) Coordinates: 36°53′N 76°28′W. Painted relief map of the Tidewater region on the east coast of the United States in darkest green to one shade lighter green to the west. " Tidewater " is a term for the north Atlantic Plain region of the United States, located east of the Piedmont. It includes Delaware, the remainder of ...

  8. Sewell's Point - Wikipedia

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    Sewell's Point. Sewells Point is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States, located at the mouth of the salt-water port of Hampton Roads. Sewells Point is bordered by water on three sides, with Willoughby Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and the Lafayette River to the south.

  9. Chesapeake, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Hampton Roads Magazine serves as a bi-monthly regional magazine for Chesapeake and the Hampton Roads area. [25] Hampton Roads Times serves as an online magazine for all the Hampton Roads cities and counties. Chesapeake is served by a variety of radio stations on the AM and FM dials, with towers located around the Hampton Roads area. [26 ...