What is the history of Chesapeake, Virginia?
The city was created in 1963, when the former independent city of South Norfolk, VirginiaSouth Norfolk burned down in a great fire.(The new name was selected through a voter referendum. Although the city is relatively young, Norfolk County had been formed in 1691. For more history of these predecessors, see articles on Norfolk County, VirginiaNorfolk County and South Norfolk, VirginiaSouth Norfolk Chesapeake’s history goes far back into Virginia’s colonial roots. The Intracoastal Waterway passes through Chesapeake. On the waterway, at Great Bridge, VirginiaGreat Bridge where the locks transition from the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River (Virginia)Elizabeth River to the Chesapeake and Albemarle Canal lies the site of the Battle of Great Bridge. This American Revolutionary War battle was responsible for removing Lord Dunmore and any other vestige of English Government for the Virginia ColonyColony of Virginia during the early days of the American Revolution on December 9, 1775. The
