Timeline of Hampton, Virginia

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hampton, Virginia, United States.

17th century

  • April 30, 1607
  • July 9, 1610
    • European settlers permanently drive out the Native Americans from Kecoughtan.[1]
  • 1610
  • 1619 - Mill Creek settlement becomes part of newly formed Elizabeth Cittie.[2]
  • August 1619 First enslaved Africans brought to the Virginia Colony, landing at Point Comfort. A few days later additional enslaved Africans are brought to Point Comfort. Resource www.Hampton.gov
  • 1630 - Trading post established.[3]
  • 1634 - Settlement becomes part of newly formed Elizabeth City County.[2]
  • 1680 - Town of Hampton established per "Act of Cohabitation."[2]

18th century

  • 1705 - Hampton becomes a "port of entry."[3]
  • 1715 - Hampton designated seat of Elizabeth City County.[2]
  • 1718 - Head of dead pirate Blackbeard displayed on a pole at place later known as "Blackbeard's Point."[2]
  • 1727 - St John’s church was re-built.[1]
  • 1755 - "1,000 Acadian" travellers stay temporarily in Hampton.[2]
  • 1788 - Hampton becomes part of the new U.S. state of Virginia.

19th century

20th century

21st century

See also

References

  1. Britannica 1910.
  2. Federal Writers' Project 1941.
  3. "Cities of Virginia: Hampton". Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  4. Hellmann 2006.
  5. Ernie Gross (1990). This Day in American History. Neal-Schuman. ISBN 978-1-55570-046-1.
  6. Wedin, Carolyn (2009). "Hampton Negro Conferences". In Finkelman, Paul (ed.). Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: from the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century. Oxford University Press. p. 359. ISBN 978-0-19-516779-5. OCLC 312624445.
  7. American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Virginia". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 822. ISBN 0759100020.
  8. Donald F. Joyce (1991). Black Book Publishers in the United States: A Historical Dictionary of the Presses, 1817-1990. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26783-3.
  9. "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  10. "Hampton". City or County Listings: Virginia Landmarks Register & National Register of Historic Places. Richmond: Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  11. "Virginia: Hampton". American Newspaper Directory. New York: George P. Rowell. 1900. hdl:2027/umn.31951002273861a via HathiTrust.
  12. Parke Rowse (April 4, 1993), "Streetcars Traversed Peninsula Before WWII", Daily Press, Newport News
  13. "Encyclopedia Virginia". Charlottesville: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  14. Everett Jenkins Jr. (1998). Pan-African Chronology II. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4506-6. Black quest for freedom in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, 1865-1915
  15. "Virginia". American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v. hdl:2027/mdp.39015013751220.
  16. "Newport News/Hampton, Virginia". Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities. Jackson, Mississippi: Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  17. "Movie Theaters in Hampton, VA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  18. "History of the Hampton Public Library, 1926-2006". City of Hampton. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  19. "AM Stations in the U.S.: Virginia", Radio Annual Television Year Book, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1963, OCLC 10512375 via Internet Archive icon of an open green padlock
  20. "Hurricane History of Central and Eastern Virginia" (PDF). National Weather Service. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  21. "Virginia". Official Congressional Directory. 1991/1992- : S. Pub. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993. hdl:2027/uc1.l0072691827 via HathiTrust.
  22. "City of Hampton Online!". Archived from the original on December 21, 1996 via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
  23. Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Virginia". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
  24. "Hampton History Museum: History & Vision". Hampton.gov. City of Hampton. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  25. "Hampton city, Virginia (County)". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  26. "'Hidden Figures' depicts role African-American women 'computers' played in history", New Journal and Guide, Norfolk, Va., September 15, 2016

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