Everything about Princess Anne County totally explained
Princess Anne County is an extinct county which was located in the British
Colony of Virginia and the
Commonwealth of Virginia in the
United States from
1691 until
1963. Most of the former county is now located within the limits of the
independent city of
Virginia Beach.
Shires, Counties
When Admiral
Christopher Newport and the colonists of the
Virginia Company arrived in
1607, George Percy and his fellow Englishmen's 'first landing was at
Cape Henry in what was to become Princess Anne County. They named the spot in honor of
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of King
James I of England. A few days later, they travelled up the
James River and established the
Jamestown Settlement. During the early 17th century, English settlers and explored and began settling the areas adjacent to Hampton Roads. By 1610, the English colonists had established a permanent settlement in the
Kecoughtan area of what was to become
Elizabeth Cittie (sic) in 1619. Today a part of
Hampton, it's the oldest known continuously occupied English settlement in North America.
Adam Thoroughgood was an early leader in the area which became Princess Anne County, settling along the
Lynnhaven River. In
1634, the King of England directed the formation of eight
shires (or
counties) in the colony of Virginia. One of these was
Elizabeth City Shire, which included land area on both sides of
Hampton Roads.
New Norfolk County was formed in
1636 from Elizabeth City Shire. New Norfolk County included all the area in
South Hampton Roads now incorporated in the five independent cities located there in modern times.
The following year, in
1637, it was divided into
Upper Norfolk County and
Lower Norfolk County. In
1691, Lower Norfolk County was in turn subdivided to form
Norfolk County and Princess Anne County, which contained the area of
Lynnhaven Parrish.
Princess Anne County was named for the heir to the English throne, who later became
Queen Anne.
Communities in Princess Anne County
The various communities in Princess Anne County includes:
Virginia Beach resort: becomes town in 1908, city in 1952
Beginning in the late 19th century, the small resort area of Virginia Beach along the Atlantic Ocean at the north eastern portion of the county's vast expanse of shoreline grew, particularly after
1888 with the arrival of rail service and electricity. It was incorporated as a town in
1906 and became an independent city from Princess Anne County in
1952.
However, in the mid 20th century, the western borders of Princess Anne County lost territory to annexation suits by the
City of Norfolk which adjoined it after annexing all of the northern portion of
Norfolk County. A merger with the tiny
City of Virginia Beach became seen as a way to prevent the independent City of Norfolk from annexing more (or potentially all) of Princess Anne County.
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