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Hampton Roads, Tidewater, Chesapeake Bay in Virginia  |
Chesapeake, Hampton, Isle of Wight, Newport News, Norfolk, Suffolk, Smithfield, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg |
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All about Tidewater,VA, aka, Hampton Roads, Virginia, consists of Chesapeake , Hampton , Newport News , Norfolk , Portsmouth , Smithfield , Suffolk , Virginia Beach, Williamsburg and other surrounding cities within Isle of Wight. Use our map if you have not seen the Tidewater area. We provide locals, tourists, vacationing travelers and relocation families with information about everything, including Restaurants, Bars and Entertainment with calendars showing daily lunch, dinner and drink specials and scheduled events and attractions. There is information about hotels, shopping, apartment and home rentals, happy hours, night life, live music, drinking, dancing, dining, Universities in the area, moving, golfing, local businesses, weather, Live traffic condition report, TV listings, Movie Schedules, Virginia municipalities, historic sites and tours.
Get the detailed information on the ferry services, and tours on the Hampton Roads waterways.
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Why is Virginia called a commonwealth?
While Virginia may generally be referred to as a state, it is officially designated as a "Commonwealth." The Virginia Declaration of Rights, adopted on June 12, 1776, set forth the philosophy that government was created to be the servant of the people. Virginia's founders viewed government as a contract between free and independent people and sought to emphasize that the government was based upon the sovereignty of the people united for the common good, or common wealth. In essence, the power to govern was derived from the consent of the people. Virginia's first Constitution, adopted on June 29, 1776, affirmed these principles.
As citizens of the Commonwealth, Virginians are encouraged to actively participate in government. Civic virtue and socially responsible conduct by all citizens are essential to the continued existence of the Commonwealth. This extraordinary form of government depends upon the people's consent and participation.
In addition to Virginia, the states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania enjoy commonwealth status.
For more fact finding visit: http://legis.state.va.us/CitizensGuide/CitizensGuide-Welcome.htm
Why is it called Hampton Roads? " is a centuries-old reference that originated when the region was a struggling British outpost nearly 400 years ago. Hampton Roads honors one of the founders of the Virginia Company and a great supporter of the colonization of Virginia, Henry Wriothesley, the third Earl of Southampton.
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