The History of Virginia Beach: A Mesmerizing Tourist Destination

It was springtime, very close to summer, and as the first landing party to come ashore on Virginia beach climbed the huge sand dunes, the dogwood trees at the height of their power, and the yellow jasmines amalgamated with the green woodland. 26 year old Master George Percy, stirred by what he saw, wrote down, that Heaven and Earth have never in agreement created a better place to frame habitations than Virginia. Sir Ralph Lane, in 1586, described Virginia as "A land not to be excelled by any other what so ever."

They claimed the land in the name of God and England and on the sand of Virginia Beach conducted the first religious ceremony of the Church of England in America. 2007 happens to be the 400th anniversary for the event.

The Virginia Beach Colony was settled in a slapdash manner. It was 14 years after the first landing at Cape Henry that people settled in the region that is today called Virginia Beach.

The reason for Virginia Beach's slow growth is unknown considering the plentiful quantity of natural resources available and the fact that it was known to them then. Being free of Indians and the threat they projected, there was an unlimited supply of wildlife, the most productive land in the whole colony, many deep rivers perfect for transporting, also offering excellent access to the resources of the ocean.

In 1635, Captain Thoroughgood who had held a committee in the county military force attained a land grant of 5,350 acres in Virginia Beach for persuading 100 people to set up in Virginia. was Augustine Warner, ancestor of George Washington, and Robert E. Lee was also part of these 100 immigrants.

Captain Thoroughgood built a brick home for his family on the western subdivision of the Lynnhaven River. This house is said to be the oldest existent brick home in America because it's still standing and fully restored.

Because of the abundance of fish in the Chesapeake Bay area, fishnet hauling was the main early advantageous vocation affected by the residents along the shores of the Lynnhaven.

There are all sorts of reasons to go to Virginia beach this summer. Virginia Beach's temperature is agreeably moderate all throughout the year. Virginia beach is very warm, reaching summer averages of 78� F.

Virginia Beach is about mid - way between Ocean City in Maryland and North Carolina's open Outer Bank. Thing you can do and go and see in Virginia beach include the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center, Cape Henry Lighthouse, or you can go on an Adventure Cruise. Summer on Virginia Beach's brown warm sands, your bound to enjoy yourself.