| Chesapeake, Va. is part of the Hampton Roads | | | | slip facility on the York River. |
| metropolitan area, including such other cities as Norfolk, | | | | An historic Chesapeake neighborhood is |
| and Virginia Beach, around the Hampton Roads | | | | Cuffeytown-Longridge, which is the site of an |
| Harbor. Chesapeake has a population of 200,000 in | | | | Afro-American community that goes back to the 18th |
| 351 square miles, and its metropolitan area has a | | | | century, of free Afro-Americans. |
| population of 1.6 million. It has been considered a | | | | Sites to visit include the Gabriel Chapel African |
| bedroom community, but some industry and business | | | | Methodist Episcopal Zion Church founded in 1866. The |
| has spilled over from the Norfolk harbor and naval | | | | J.J. Moore Visitor, Archives & Family Life Center has |
| base. Chesapeake is the fastest growing city in | | | | the theme of preserving the history of this |
| Virginia. It is bordered on the east by the Atlantic | | | | Afro-American neighborhood. The archives room has |
| Ocean and is the world?s largest natural harbor. Three | | | | a historical collection of documents, pictures, and |
| rivers, the James, Nanesmond and Elizabeth flow into | | | | records of over 140 years of Cuffeytown, and the |
| Chesapeake Bay. Colleges and Universities include | | | | Gabriel Chapel Church. Cuffeytown was named after |
| Hampton University and the College of William and | | | | a group of Afro-American soldiers recruited to the |
| Mary. Average home prices for Cheasapeake homes | | | | Union Army in the Civil War. Many of them are buried |
| start at around $250,000 to $300,000. | | | | nearby. |
| Chesapeake is only 15 minutes from Norfolk and 40 | | | | Parks and nature preserves are in abundance in the |
| minutes from the restoration of the Colonial Capital of | | | | area. The Chesapeake Arboretum is a 48-acre facility |
| Virginia, Williamsburg. It is full of parks, golf courses and | | | | built around an old farm house dating from 730 and |
| water recreation areas. The Intracoastal Waterway is | | | | 1822 surrounded by gardens, including a rose garden. |
| a major attraction, with boats passing through the | | | | Deep Creek Lock Park is named for the Corps of |
| Dismal Swamp Canal and the Albemarle Chesapeake | | | | Engineers? lock that separates the salt water of Deep |
| Canal to the Intracoastal Waterway south, shielded by | | | | Creek from the fresh water of Dismal Swamp Canal. |
| the barrier island of North Carolina. Major marinas are | | | | It goes through a tidal basin and marsh area. |
| nearby, such as the Crown Pointe Marina, a 235-boat | | | | |