Cape Henry in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
First Landing State Park
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
1. First Landing State Park left Marker
First Landing State Park
(Seashore)
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Board of Historic
Resources
Right Plaque
This property is listed in the
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department Of The Interior
First Landing
(Seashore)
State Park
1936
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 36° 55.115′ N, 76° 3.213′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Cape Henry. It can be reached from Shore Drive near U.S. 60. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2500 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach VA 23451, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Tidewater. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Virginia Company (here, next to this marker); Land Ho! (within shouting distance of this marker); Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1371 (within
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Regarding First Landing State Park. This park was developed by the National Park Service, Interior Department, through the Civilian Conservation Corps, in conjunction with the Virginia Conservation Commission. It covers 3400 acres and was opened, June 15, 1936. Two miles west is Lynhaven Bay, in or near which there were naval actions in 1672 and 1700, and naval movements in 1781 and 1813. (Virginia Conservation Commission)
Also see . . . Seashore State Park Historic District. Virginia Department of Historic Resources entry (Submitted on October 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Additional commentary.
1. National Register of Historic Places:
Seashore State Park Historic District
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
2. First Landing State Park right Marker
Also known as First Landing State Park; 134-0099
2500 Shore Dr. , Virginia Beach (Independent City)
♦ Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: NPS, et al., CEGG Assoc. LC
♦ Architectural Style: Modern Movement
♦ Area of Significance: Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture
♦ Period of Significance: 1925-1949
♦ Owner: State
♦ Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
♦ Historic Sub-function: Department Store, Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Outdoor Recreation, Pedestrian Related, Restaurant, Road-Related
♦ Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
— Submitted October 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
3. First Landing State Park Markers
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
4. First Landing State Park Markers
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
5. First Landing State Park Boardwalk to waterside- continuation from picture 4
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
6. First Landing State Park waterside, Chesapeake Bay
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 5, 2013
7. First Landing State Park beachfront
Photographed by National Park Service, `
8. First Landing State Park , Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
"Here are mountains,hils,(sic)plaines,valleys, rivers and brookes all running most pleasantly into a faire Bay compassed but for the mouth with fruitful and delightsome land." — John Smith, 1612
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,241 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on October 30, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 8. submitted on October 31, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
