Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach merged with Princess Anne County and that county "disappeared" on January 1, 1963. It was a uniquely rural "city" at the time; it even issued hunting licenses.

Today, the Forbes Salt-Water Taffy store on 17th Street and Atlantic Avenue claims to be the oldest retail outlet on the strip, selling the production from for the oldest manufacturing operation in the city. Clearly, tourism is a key part of the city's economy...

Green Line and Transitional Area, as defined in Virginia Beach land use planning
Source: US Geological Survey, The Virginia Beach Shallow Ground-Water Study (USGS Fact Sheet 173–99)

Strategic Growth Areas, where development is encouraged
Source: Virginia Beach 2009 Comprehensive Plan, Introduction

Agriculture in Virginia Beach Links Virginia Beach Comprehensive Plan watersheds beach replenishment Beach Replenishment (from The State of the Region, 2006) The lasting case for a big beach The State of the Region’s Beaches (Hampton Roads, Virginia) (August 2006) Historic Hampton Roads NASA - Cities from Space Collection North Landing River Preserve (The Nature Conservancy) pictures of Adam Thoroughgood house Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical Society The Old Coast Guard Station The Search for Salt-Tolerant Trees Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Virginia Beach Public Library The Beach: a history of Virginia Beach, Virginia (2006) Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Better Land Use Planning For Coastal Virginia (November 2004) The Virginian-Pilot Va. Beach's draw lies in its authentic inauthenticity (Virginian-Pilot, August 20, 2011) Interactive: Virginia Beach's plan to transform the city/a> (September 7, 2010) Wikipedia: Wash Woods, Virginia

railroads in Princess Anne County, 1891 Source: Library of Congress, Maps showing the Norfolk, Albermarle & Atlantic Railroad and its connections