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	Virginia, state, United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The coastal plain or tidewater region of E Virginia, generally flat and partly swampy, is cut by four great tidal rivers—the Potomac (forming most of the border with Maryland and beyond which also lies Washington, D.C.), the Rappahannock, the York, and the James—all of which empty into Chesapeake Bay.
		The activities and interests of the new frontier settlements contrasted sharply with the plantation life of the tidewater region, where the lavish material life of the planter aristocracy was complemented by high cultural accomplishments and by the spread of the ideas of the Enlightenment.
		Along with Massachusetts, Virginia was a leader in the movement that culminated in the American Revolution although, despite the burning oratory of Patrick Henry and the enlightened political writings of Thomas Jefferson and other brilliant native spokesmen, Virginia was never as politically discontent or radical as Massachusetts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/vi/VirgnSt.html (3637 words)

	Where is "Tidewater" in Virginia? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		An astronomer may consider Tidewater to be the area where the water level rises and falls each day based on the gravitational pull of the moon (and the sun, too).
		In the 1600's and 1700's, Virginia farmers exported meat to Caribbean islands that were using their land to grow sugar cane (and thus needed to import food for the slaves and other residents of the islands).
		Today the Northern Virginia region is labeled NOVA, and described in other cultural regions as an alien section unlike the rest of "real Virginia." Old Confederate sympathizers still refer to it, mostly in jest, as "occupied Virginia" because Alexandria was occupied by Yankees at the start of the Civil War.
	www.virginiaplaces.org /chesbay/11chesa.html (1785 words)

	The Geography of Virginia
		The Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region is an area of low, flat coastal plain (an area of low, flat land that lies along an ocean) that begins at the Atlantic Coast and stretches inland to the Fall Line.
		The part of Virginia known as the Eastern Shore is one of the peninsulas.
		The rest of the Coastal Plain (Tidewater) Region, from the James River to the North Carolina border, has two natural features--the Hampton Roads harbor, which is the one of the world's largest natural harbors, and the Dismal Swamp.
	www.scott.k12.va.us /martha2/Tidewater.htm (451 words)

	Virginia Climate: Virginia Is For Lovers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Virginia's weather has been described as a "Goldilocks Climate" -- not too hot; not too cold -- and is officially considered a humid, subtropical region due to winter frost.
		And in the Tidewater region, temperatures are 5 degrees warmer than the Piedmont due to the influence of the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean.
		is October 10-20 in the Southwestern Mountain Climate Region; Oct. 15-25 in the Western Mountain, Northern Virginia and western Piedmont Climate Regions; and Oct. 20-31 for the eastern Piedmont and Tidewater Climate Regions.
	www.virginia.org /site/features.asp?intfeatureID=31 (456 words)

	Atlas of Virginia Archaeology: Tidewater Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This circa 1665 brick house is the oldest structure in Virginia.
		The Jamestown Settlement gallery describes and illustrates the European age of discovery and the social and economic conditions in England that led to the founding of Jamestown; explores the world of the Powhatan Indians of coastal Virginia; and chronicles the first century of the colony.
		Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center is dedicated to educating the public about Virginia's marine environment.
	www.dhr.state.va.us /atlas/tide.htm (1342 words)

	Tidewater region of Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tidewater region of Virginia is a term used to refer to the southeastern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
		The region is also generally referred to as Hampton Roads.
		According to experts in Virginia's geography, the term "Tidewater" may be correctly applied to all portions of Virginia where the water level is affected by the tides.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tidewater_region_of_Virginia (139 words)

	Tidewater_Hampton-Roads_VA
		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.
		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.
	www.thisistidewater.com (347 words)

	Tidewater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tidewater is a name used to refer to an area in Virginia, in the region around Hampton Roads, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach: see Tidewater region of Virginia.
		Similarly, the name "Tidewater" is also used to refer to the distinct accent used by many residents of the region.
		Tidewater Accent is a American English accent is spoken in the coastal Eastern Seaboard Region from southern New Jersey to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tidewater (194 words)

	Colonization--James River Plantations: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The Virginia Indians hunted the wild animals of the region; deer, turkey, ducks, geese and possum, and fished the waters.
		Since the crop could be grown cheaply in the Chesapeake region, and Virginia tobacco was cheaper than Spanish tobacco, the cultivation of tobacco stimulated the economy of Virginia and increased immigration to the colony.
		The Virginia Company eventually eased its strict control over the colonists, when in financial trouble they granted to their governor in 1618 instructions dubbed by the colonists “the greate charter” which allowed the settlers to own their own land.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/jamesriver/colonization.htm (2474 words)

	About Southampton Memorial Hospital
		Franklin, Virginia is a beautiful town of 8,400 situated in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
		Franklin city and Southampton County are referenced as being in the "middle of everywhere".
		This southeastern Virginia community is only a few miles from the North Carolina border.
	www.smhfranklin.com /body.cfm?id=138 (303 words)

	The Breeze
		Virginia Beach Senator Frank W. Wagner (R) is one of the chief sponsors of a bill to explore the natural gas in the waters off of the beach’s 35-mile coast.
		This past winter, the federal government gave Virginia lawmakers the opportunity to lift the 25-year-old moratorium prohibiting drilling on the Eastern Seaboard for natural gas.
		Many residents of the Tidewater region are also concerned about the effect exploration and possible drilling will have on tourism.
	www.thebreeze.org /2006/04-13/top3.html (537 words)

	CyberSalad: State of Mine: Take the Tour!
		Virginia was also the scene of many important Civil War battles, as well as of the final Confederate surrender at Appomatox.
		The Tidewater region of Virginia, on the coast, is, naturally, the oldest.
		Virginia is a state of mind, really, as much as a political entity, because Virginians identify with the past while looking towards the future.
	www.banders.com /stateofmine/tour/tour.asp (332 words)

	Cookbook Carnival: Tidewater On The Half Shell from the Junior League of Norfolk/Virginia Beach
		The Tidewater region of Virginia was one of the first settled areas of the United States.
		New colonists arrriving on Virginia Shores were delighted to discover that, after their many travails, they had found safe harbor in this beautiful place.
		Of course, after their weeks at sea and their meager shipboard rations, the abundant fish and game they found was like paradise to them.
	home.att.net /~pjfa/TidewaterOnTheHalfShell.html (317 words)

	Pocahontas, Indian Princess - Timeline Index
		Pocahontas was an Indian princess, the daughter of Powhatan, the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia.
		As a compassionate little girl she saw to it that the colonists received food from the Indians, so that Jamestown would not suffer the fate of the "Lost Colony." She is said to have intervened to save the lives of individual colonists.
		Captain John Smith was an English adventurer and soldier, and one of the founders of the Jamestown, Virginia, settlement.
	www.timelineindex.com /content/view/1729 (212 words)

	USATODAY.com - Tidewater area awash with football talent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Andre Cason of Virginia Beach is a former world recordholder in the 60 meters.
		A Virginia Beach Pop Warner football team of 10-11-12-year-olds went to Disney World in Orlando recently and defeated teams from San Antonio and Baltimore to win a national championship.
		Virginia Tech's Beamer, among others, would like to keep the secret a little longer with his fence.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/preps/football/2002-02-06-tidewater-focus.htm (1010 words)

	Virginia's 2005 Crappie Forecast
		While some fisheries may be seeing a decline in the quality or quantity of fish due to drought or the floods of the past few years, the crappie fishery as a whole in Virginia has managed to remain stable or even improve at a number of impoundments.
		The Tidewater Region of Virginia boasts some of the most fertile waters in the state.
		Southside Virginia is a very popular destination for crappie anglers from within and out of the state.
	virginiagameandfish.com /fishing/crappies-panfish-fishing/VA_0405_02 (698 words)

	Piedmont Region
		The land of the Piedmont Region is higher than the land of the Tidewater Region.
		Early towns in the Tidewater Region were built on waterways.
		The Piedmont Region to the west of the Fall Line is a plateau.
	www.scott.k12.va.us /martha2/Piedmont.htm (381 words)

	VA B.A.S.S. FEDERATION - REGION 8
		This was the largest open tournament held by Region 8 with 65 boats.
		We are the 8th region of the Virginia Bass Federation and include the counties of York, James City, Gloucester, Mathews, King and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, Lancaster, Richmond, Northumberland, Westmoreland and all cities within them, and the cities of Poquoson, Hampton, Newport News and Williamsburg.
		Region 8 is a FLW and VA Bass FEDERATION organization.
	region8bass.com (696 words)

	Destination ImagiNation® Virginia
		Tidewater DI proud to be a part of the the only non-profit program in the Hampton Roads area designed to foster creative problem solving skills, teamwork, and divergent thinking with students from Kindergarten through college!
		The Tidewater region has proudly held the honor of sending extremely successful teams to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia during the international competition between award-winning problem solvers from around the world!
		Tidewater DI, recognizes the dozens of officials whose commitment to the program requires attendance for a Saturday training session in addition to their actual tournament duties.
	www.tidewaterdi.org (458 words)

	The Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education.
		The Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education is located in the Tidewater region on the beautiful coastline of southeastern Virginia.
		Our Mission: The purpose of the Consortium is to provide maximum educational opportunity for the citizens of the Tidewater region.
		The Virginia Tidewater Consortium is an affirmative action/equal opportunity organization.
	www.vtc.odu.edu (73 words)

	Virginia Museums: Tidewater
		Restored capital of 18th century Virginia, with historic houses and museums, costumed interpreters, demonstrations and programs, and ongoing historical research, covers 173 acres.
		Museum of the naval history of Hampton Roads, the U.S. Navy's largest Atlantic port, from the Battle off the Virginia Capes in 1781, prelude to Yorktown, to NATO and the nuclear navy of today.
		Living history presentations about life in the Colonial army and in the region at the time of the battle of Yorktown in 1781.
	www.cstone.net /users/cely/museums/html/region6.htm (1058 words)

	Tidewater Virginia
		English immigrants to the New World settled in Virginia's Tidewater region beginning in 1607.
		This land of low lying swamps, wide rivers, deep water harbors and the Chesapeake Bay dominated Virginia's political and cultural life during the colonial period.
		Today Tidewater is home to numerous military bases, including the world's largest naval base, Norfolk Naval Base.
	www.lva.lib.va.us /whatwedo/archweek/2003/tidewater (178 words)

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		A: Smallest mountain region in the country B: Old, rounded mountains C: Highest mountain ranges in the country D: High peaked mountains 159 Which region of Virginia is an area of elevated land that is flat on top?
		A: Allowed travel to southwest regions B: Waterfalls stopped travel on the river C: Canoes had to be used for river travel D: Made horses the best means of travel 229. Which region of Virginia is the beginning for many Virginia rivers?
		A: Charters of Virginia Company of London B: Declaration of Independence C: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom D: Constitution of the United States 243. George Washington is known as the "Father of Our Country" for all of the following reasons EXCEPT - A: provided strong leadership.
	fc.rockingham.k12.va.us /~ohostetter/History4.doc (6582 words)

	The Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education.
		Located in the Hampton Roads area on the beautiful coastline of southeastern Virginia, the Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education is a consortium of thirteen institutions of higher education engaged in numerous cooperative activities among the member institutions.
		The purpose of the Consortium is to provide maximum educational opportunity for the citizens of Hampton Roads.
		Copyright © 1999-2005 The Virginia Tidewater Consortium for Higher Education.
	www.vtc.odu.edu /members.html (65 words)

	Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy Vols. 1-5 : Genealogical Publishing Company
		Now in its sixth year of publication, Tidewater Virginia Families is widely recognized as the best new source of valuable genealogical findings for Virginia's oldest area of settlement.
		Through a special arrangement with Virginia Davis, Clearfield Company is now able to offer its customers a complete set of the first five volumes of her periodical, published during the years 1992-1996.
		Davis has also sprinkled the magazine with a variety of methodological essays germaine to the Tidewater region, including tracing Virginia ancestors, county and parish formation, records pertaining to "burned counties,"; vital statistics, map collections, and places of note.
	www.genealogical.com /index.php?main_page=product_info&item_number=9571&ref=1458 (214 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 00012803
		Publisher description for In old Virginia : slavery, farming, and society in the journal of John Walker / Claudia L. Bushman.
		In 1824, John Walker purchased a 500-acre farm in King and Queen County, Virginia, and began working it with a dozen slaves.
		Walker humbly referred to himself as "a poor illiterate worm," but his diary dramatically captures the life of a small planter in antebellum Virginia.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/jhu051/00012803.html (279 words)

	Health Career Solutions Virginia Nurse Management / Administration Positions
		Located in the Tidewater Region in Virginia, close to the shore and many recreational amenities, this hospital offers an excellent pay and benefits package.
		Located in the beautiful central Virginia foothills, this historic town offers a great pace of life within close proximity to the shore, the mountains, and major metropolitan areas.
		Currently licensed to work in the Commonwealth of Virginia or able to be licensed.
	www.nurseuniverse.com /articles/healthcareersolutions_Virginia.htm (915 words)

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