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The park, which is Virginia's most visited state park, is nestled in Virginia Beach. First Landing offers boating, swimming, nature and history programs, hiking, biking, picnicking, a boat launch, cabins and 19 miles (31 km) of trails on 2,888 acres (11.69 km 2). It also has campsites that have water and electric hook-ups and nearby access to ...
September 26, 2005 [1] Designated VLR. June 16, 2004 [2] Camp Pendleton is a 325-acre (1.32 km) state military reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, named after Confederate Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, who served as Robert E. Lee 's chief of artillery during the American Civil War. It lies on the Atlantic coast slightly east of ...
The Old Cape Henry Light, completed in 1792, was the first federal construction project under the United States Constitution. The history of Virginia Beach, Virginia, goes back to the Native Americans who lived in the area for thousands of years before the English colonists landed at Cape Henry in April 1607 and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown a few weeks later.
October 15, 1966. Designated VLR. October 18, 1983 [4] The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States ...
The Cape Henry Memorial commemorates the first landfall at Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of colonists bound for the Jamestown settlement. After landing on April 26, 1607, they explored the area, named the cape, and set up a cross before proceeding up the James River. A stone cross, set up in 1935 by the Daughters of the American ...
Claytor Lake State Park. / 37.05889°N 80.62833°W / 37.05889; -80.62833. Claytor Lake State Park is a 472-acre (191 ha) state park in Pulaski County, Virginia. The park is located on Claytor Lake, a 4,500-acre (18 km 2 ), 21-mile-long (34 km) reservoir on the New River formed by Claytor Dam, which is used to generate hydroelectric ...
Westmoreland State Park lies within Westmoreland County, Virginia. The park extends about one and a half miles along the Potomac River and covers 1,321 acres. The Horsehead Cliffs provide visitors with a panoramic view of the Potomac River, and lower levels feature fossils and beach access. The park offers hiking, camping, cabins, fishing ...
The overlook from Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, in northeast Iowa, is seen on Aug. 25, 2015. Explore Pike Peak's 964 acres of natural landscape including a view of the confluence of the ...