5 Regions of Virginia Bordering States Major Rivers & Cities Bordering

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

5 Regions of Virginia Bordering States Major Rivers & Cities Bordering

5 Regions of Virginia Bordering States West to East All Virginia Bears Play Tag Appalachian Plateau Valley & Ridge Never Taste Ketchup Without Mustard Blue Ridge Piedmont North Carolina Tidewater/Coastal Plain Tennessee Kentucky West Virginia Maryland Major Rivers & Cities Bordering Bodies of Water North to South Alex likes Potatoes Alexandria (and DC) are on the Potomac River. Fred likes to Rap Fredericksburg is on the Rappahannock River Chesapeake Bay Yorktown is on the York River Separates mainland Atlantic King James was Rich. VA and Eastern Shore Ocean Jamestown & Richmond are on the James River. Eastern Shore Rivers Eastern Shore Peninsula Flow into the Chesapeake Bay Source of food Pathway for exploration and settlement Chesapeake Bay Provided a safe harbor Was a source of food and transportation Atlantic Ocean Provided transportation Peninsula: links between Virginia and other places (Europe, Piece of land bordered by Africa, Caribbean) water on 3 sides Fall Line Tidewater - Coastal Plain Region Low, flat land; East of the Fall Land; Includes Eastern Shore; Natural Border between Waterfalls prevent near Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay Piedmont & Tidewater further travel on Regions the rivers. Piedmont Region Relative Location The mouse is next to the box. The ball is near the box. West of the Fall Line Means "Land at the Foot of the Mountain" Blue Ridge Mountain Region Valley and Ridge Region Old, Rounded Mountains West of Blue Ridge Region Source of Many Rivers Includes the Great Valley of Virginia Piedmont to East/Valley & Ridge to West Valleys separated by ridges Part of Appalachian Mountain System Part of Appalachian Mountain System Appalachian Plateau Region Plateau Area of elevated land that is flat on top Located in Southwest Virginia Only Small Part of Plateau Located in Virginia Dismal Swamp and Valley, Ridge Definition Lake Drummond Ridge: chain of hills Located in Tidewater/Coastal Plain Region Dismal Swamp: Surveyed by George Washington; lots of wildlife Lake Drummond: Shallow lake surrounded by Valley: land between hills swamp .

Copy Link

Recommended publications

Nomination Form, 1983]
NPS Form 10-900 0MB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. Aug. 2002) VvvL ~Jtf;/~ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service !VfH-f G"/;<-f/q NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. ============================================================================================== 1. Name of Property ============================================================================================== historic name Bear's Den Rural Historic District other names/site number VDHR File No. 021-6010 ============================================================================================== 2. Location ============================================================================================== street & number Generally runs along both sides of ridge along parts of Raven Rocks and Blue Ridge Mtn Rds, extends down Harry
[Show full text]
Upper Cenozoic Deposits of the Central Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware
Upper Ceoozoic Deposits GEOLOGICAL SXJEVilY FRQfEBSIONAL lAPEE Upper Cenozoic Deposits of the Central Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware By JAMES P. OWENS and CHARLES S. DENNY SURFACE AND SHALLOW SUBSURFACE GEOLOGIC STUDIES IN THE EMERGED COASTAL PLAIN OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1067-A Upper Tertiary deltaic and shallow-water marine deposits form the backbone of the peninsula. The oldest marine deposits of Pleistocene age reach a maximum altitude of 15 meters (50 feet) and have been dated radiometrically at about 100,000 years UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1979 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CECIL D. ANDRUS, Secretary GEOLOGICAL SURVEY H. William Menard, Director Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Owens, James Patrick, 1924- Upper Cenozoic deposits of the central Delmarva Peninsula, Maryland and Delaware. (Surface and shallow subsurface geologic studies in the emerged coastal plain of the Middle Atlantic States) (Geological Survey professional paper ; 1067-A) Bibliography: p. Includes index. Supt. of Docs, no.: I 19.16:1067-A 1. Geology, Stratigraphic Cenozoic. 2. Geology Delmarva Peninsula. I. Denny, Charles Storrow, 1911- joint author. II. Title. III. Series. IV. Series: United States. Geological Survey. Professional paper ; 1067-A. QE690.093 551.7'8 77-608325 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 Stock Number 024-001-03191-4 CONTENTS Abstract._____________________________________________________________
[Show full text]
RECREATION GUIDE 2021 1 Your BUTTE FAMILY IS IMPORTANT to Our BUTTE FAMILY
2021 Kids Summer Fun Events Pg.27 Pg.8-9 Brought to you by BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 1 Your BUTTE FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO our BUTTE FAMILY townpump.com 2 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 BUTTE RECREATION GUIDE 2021 3 OUR MISSION e Butte-Silver Bow Parks and Recreation Department is committed to improving our community’s health, stability, beauty, and quality of life by providing outstanding parks, trails, recreational facilities and leisure opportunities for all of our citizens. Butte-Silver Bow Parks & Recreation at a glance: • More than two dozen parks (many with pavilions that can be reserved), numerous playgrounds, a 9 hole regulation golf course, a par-3 golf course, a clubhouse with golf simulators, two disc golf courses, a splash pad, and a wading pool • Ridge Waters: A family water park featuring two water slides, a lazy river, a zero depth entry children’s area, a climbing wall, a diving board, swimming lanes, rentable cabanas, and a concession stand • A new destination playground at Stodden Park • An extensive urban and rural trail system • ompson Park: e only dually managed municipal/National Forest Service park in the nation • Adult and youth programming, which include: volleyball, softball and pickleball and more • Two historic mine yards that are now event facilities • Community-wide special events CONTENTS Parks & Recreation Fast Facts…Page 6 Butte Arborist…Page 7 Ridge Waters…Page 8 We’re on the web! Stodden Park…Page 10 butteparksandrec.com ridgewaters.com Popular Urban Parks…Page 11 highlandviewgolf.com Recreational Facilities…Page 16 Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! Mine Yards…Page 18 Rural Parks & Recreation Near Butte…Page 20 Thompson Park Map…Page 22 Butte Urban Map…Page 23 @ButteParks @ButteSilverBow @ButteParksandRec Highland View Golf Course…Page 25 Summer Fun Youth Events…Page 27 Regional Outdoor Opportunities… On the cover: Page 29 Cyclist in Thompson Park.
[Show full text]
York County, South Carolina Facts
News for Immediate Release Contact: Sonja Burris 803-329-5200 [email protected] York County, South Carolina Facts Settled: The earliest known inhabitants of York County, SC were the Catawba Indians. The first European settlers were the Scots-Irish from Pennsylvania and Virginia. The county was officially established in 1785. County History: From 1772 until the end of the Revolutionary War the area was known as the New Acquisition and ran approximately eleven miles north-to-south and sixty- five miles from east-to-west. In 1785, York County became one of the original counties in the newly-created state. The section of South Carolina known as the “New Acquisition” was the scene of significant activity during the American Revolution. The Battles of Williamson’s Plantation (Huck’s Defeat) and Kings Mountain were both fought on York County soil. York County as a whole experienced significant growth during the antebellum years, and the increase occurred primarily among the black population. As the importance of cotton grew, so did slavery become an integral part of the economic life of the county. The antebellum period saw the establishment and growth of several rural settlement areas and communities in York County. Key to York County’s mid- nineteenth-century growth was the arrival in the eastern part of the county of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, opened in 1852. Beginning in the 1880s, the textile industry became increasingly important, and by the 1950s it was the largest employer in the county. Railroads and textiles also spurred the development of Rock Hill and Fort Mill, which are now the largest cities in the county.
[Show full text]
2012-AG-Environmental-Audit.Pdf
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 CHAPTER ONE: YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AND DEEP CREEK LAKE .................. 4 I. Background .......................................................................................................... 4 II. Active Enforcement and Pending Matters ........................................................... 9 III. The Youghiogheny River/Deep Creek Lake Audit, May 16, 2012: What the Attorney General Learned............................................................................................. 12 CHAPTER TWO: COASTAL BAYS ............................................................................. 15 I. Background ........................................................................................................ 15 II. Active Enforcement Efforts and Pending Matters ............................................. 17 III. The Coastal Bays Audit, July 12, 2012: What the Attorney General Learned .. 20 CHAPTER THREE: WYE RIVER ................................................................................. 24 I. Background ........................................................................................................ 24 II. Active Enforcement and Pending Matters ......................................................... 26 III. The Wye River Audit, October 10, 2012: What the Attorney General Learned 27 CHAPTER FOUR: POTOMAC RIVER NORTH BRANCH AND SAVAGE RIVER 31 I. Background .......................................................................................................
[Show full text]
2020 Annual Report MARSHAL MARIA Mckee Swearing in Service
Committed To Excellence, Professionalism and Justice Fulton County Marshal’s Department 2020 Annual Report MARSHAL MARIA McKEE Swearing In Service TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to our 14th Marshal, Maria McKee ..................Inside Front Cover Message from the Marshal ............................................... 4 Marshal Maria McKee’s Biography ........................................ 5 Marshal’s Command Staff ............................................... 6 Organization Chart ..................................................... 7 Reports ..............................................................8-9 Community Engagement ............................................. 10-12 New Employees Spotlight ................................................13 Wellness and Training ..................................................14 Training – Use of Force ..................................................15 Service Awards and Promotions ..........................................16 Recognitions 2020 ......................................................17 arshal Maria McKee was appointed by the Fulton County State Court F.O.C.U.S. Award .......................................................18 Bench and sworn in on December 19, 2019. She is M Men and Women of FCMD ..............................................19 the 14th Marshal of Fulton County and 2nd female to hold this position. Marshal McKee officially Back Cover ........................................................... 20 began her term as Marshal on January 1, 2020. In her new role
[Show full text]
Blacks in Virginia Demographic Trends in Historical Context
APRIL 2012 Blacks in Virginia Demographic Trends in Historical Context By Michele P. Claibourn Black Virginians have shaped the history of the commonwealth – beginning in Jamestown in 1619 with “twenty and odd” Africans,1 through six regiments of the U.S. Colored Infantry at General Lee’s Appomattox surrender, and up to and beyond Governor L. Douglas Wilder, the first black governor elected in the nation since Reconstruction. The relationship between the Commonwealth’s past, and the future for black Virginians, is illuminated in geographic and demographic trends, examined in this report. This report begins by tracing the geographic distribution of blacks across Virginia over time, as well as the contemporary distribution of blacks within Virginia’s metropolitan neighborhoods, which bears a clear relation to the Antebellum era. Next, education, a key focus of the fight for Civil Rights, is analyzed. Finally, improvements in educational attainment are compared to changes in the economic outcomes experienced by Virginia’s black population. Blacks are the largest racial minority in Virginia. According to the 2010 Census, more than 1.5 million, or one in five Virginians is “Black or African American.” This proportion has been quite stable since 1970, as shown in Figure 1, which presents the percent of Virginia’s population by racial groups across time. Figure 1 – The Changing Racial Composition in Virginia Demographics & Workforce Group www.coopercenter.org/demographics Weldon Cooper Center, University of Virginia Page | 2 Though blacks accounted for more than 40 percent of Virginia’s population during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Era (1863 – 1877), the proportion fell steadily from 1880 – 1965 during Virginia’s Jim Crow Era.
[Show full text]
Shoreline Management in Chesapeake Bay C
Shoreline Management In Chesapeake Bay C. S. Hardaway, Jr. and R. J. Byrne Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William and Mary 1 Cover Photo: Drummond Field, Installed 1985, James River, James City County, Virginia. This publication is available for $10.00 from: Sea Grant Communications Virginia Institute of Marine Science P. O. Box 1346 Gloucester Point, VA 23062 Special Report in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering Number 356 Virginia Sea Grant Publication VSG-99-11 October 1999 Funding and support for this report were provided by... Virginia Institute of Marine Science Virginia Sea Grant College Program Sea Grant Contract # NA56RG0141 Virginia Coastal Resource Management Program NA470Z0287 WILLIAM& MARY Shoreline Management In Chesapeake Bay By C. Scott Hardaway, Jr. and Robert J. Byrne Virginia Institute of Marine Science College of William and Mary Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062 1999 4 Table of Contents Preface......................................................................................7 Shoreline Evolution ................................................................8 Shoreline Processes ..............................................................16 Wave Climate .......................................................................16 Shoreline Erosion .................................................................20 Reach Assessment ................................................................23 Shoreline Management Strategies ......................................24 Bulkheads and Seawalls
[Show full text]
Regional and County Population Change in North Carolina
Regional and County Population Change in North Carolina A Summary of Trends from April 1, 2010 through July 1, 2016 North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management December 2017 Introduction The following document summarizes population trends for North Carolina using the certified county population estimates produced by the North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) released in September of 2017. These certified population estimates are as of July 1, 2016.1 Additional population tables that include statistics for all 100 counties can be obtained from https://www.osbm.nc.gov/demog/county‐estimates.2 Highlights: North Carolina grew by 620,254 people between April 1, 2010 and July 1, 2016, a 6.5% increase; Three of every four people added in this period were living in central North Carolina3; 95% of all growth occurred within metropolitan counties4; Among regional planning areas, only the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments experienced population decline; The fastest growing metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) since April 1, 2010 were the North Carolina portion of the Myrtle Beach‐Conway‐North Myrtle Beach MSA, the Raleigh MSA, the North Carolina portion of the Charlotte‐Concord‐Gastonia MSA, and the Wilmington MSA. Only the Rocky Mount MSA experienced population decline since the last census, losing 4,460 people (a 2.9% decline); The Charlotte‐Concord‐Gastonia MSA remains the largest metropolitan area in the state (at 2.1 million people); Mecklenburg (1.1 million) and Wake (1.0 million) Counties remain
[Show full text]
East and Central Farming and Forest Region and Atlantic Basin Diversified Farming Region: 12 Lrrs N and S
East and Central Farming and Forest Region and Atlantic Basin Diversified Farming Region: 12 LRRs N and S Brad D. Lee and John M. Kabrick 12.1 Introduction snowfall occurs annually in the Ozark Highlands, the Springfield Plateau, and the St. Francois Knobs and Basins The central, unglaciated US east of the Great Plains to the MLRAs. In the southern half of the region, snowfall is Atlantic coast corresponds to the area covered by LRR N uncommon. (East and Central Farming and Forest Region) and S (Atlantic Basin Diversified Farming Region). These regions roughly correspond to the Interior Highlands, Interior Plains, 12.2.2 Physiography Appalachian Highlands, and the Northern Coastal Plains. The topography of this region ranges from broad, gently rolling plains to steep mountains. In the northern portion of 12.2 The Interior Highlands this region, much of the Springfield Plateau and the Ozark Highlands is a dissected plateau that includes gently rolling The Interior Highlands occur within the western portion of plains to steeply sloping hills with narrow valleys. Karst LRR N and includes seven MLRAs including the Ozark topography is common and the region has numerous sink- Highlands (116A), the Springfield Plateau (116B), the St. holes, caves, dry stream valleys, and springs. The region also Francois Knobs and Basins (116C), the Boston Mountains includes many scenic spring-fed rivers and streams con- (117), Arkansas Valley and Ridges (118A and 118B), and taining clear, cold water (Fig. 12.2). The elevation ranges the Ouachita Mountains (119). This region comprises from 90 m in the southeastern side of the region and rises to 176,000 km2 in southern Missouri, northern and western over 520 m on the Springfield Plateau in the western portion Arkansas, and eastern Oklahoma (Fig.
[Show full text]
The Logan Plateau, a Young Physiographic Region in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee
The Logan Plateau, a Young Physiographic Region in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1620 . II • r ,j • • ~1 =1 i1 .. ·~ II .I '1 .ill ~ I ... ... II 'II .fi :. I !~ ...1 . ~ !,~ .,~ 'I ~ J ·-=· ..I ·~ tJ 1;1 .. II "'"l ,,'\. d • .... ·~ I 3: ... • J ·~ •• I -' -\1 - I =,. The Logan Plateau, a Young Physiographic Region in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee By WILLIAM F. OUTERBRIDGE A highly dissected plateau with narrow valleys, steep slopes, narrow crested ridges, and landslides developed on flat-lying Pennsylvanian shales and subgraywacke sandstone during the past 1.5 million years U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1620 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DONALD PAUL HODEL, Secretary U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Dallas L. Peck, Director UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1987 For sale by the Books and Open-File Reports Section, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Center, Box 25425, Denver, CO 80225 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Outerbridge, William F. The Logan Plateau, a young physiographic region in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee. (U.S. Geological Survey bulletin ; 1620) Bibliography: p. 18. Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19.3:1620 1. Geomorphology-Logan Plateau. I. Title. II. Series. QE75.B9 no. 1620 557.3 s [551.4'34'0975] 84-600132 [GB566.L6] CONTENTS Abstract 1 Introduction 1 Methods of study 3 Geomorphology 4 Stratigraphy 9 Structure 11 Surficial deposits 11 Distribution of residuum 11 Depth of weathering 11 Soils 11 Landslides 11 Derivative maps of the Logan Plateau and surrounding area 12 History of drainage development since late Tertiary time 13 Summary and conclusions 17 References cited 18 PLATES [Plates are in pocket] 1.
[Show full text]
Federal Communications Commission Record 9 FCC Red No
DA 94-808 Federal Communications Commission Record 9 FCC Red No. 16 2. Comments. Petitioner seeks the reallotment of Channel Before the 229C from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, (population Federal Communications Commission 14,292) to Chesapeake, Virginia, (population 151,976) and Washington, D.C. 20554 the modification of Station WKOC-FM©s license accord ingly.4 Petitioner submits that Elizabeth City currently re ceives local transmission service from two AM stations, two FM commercial stations, and one noncommercial educa MM Docket No. 89-535 tional FM station.5 In contrast, Chesapeake has one AM station and a noncommercial educational FM station. Peti In the Matter of tioner states that because it proposes to operate from its present site, the requested change in community will cause Amendment of Section 73.202(b), RM-6980 no discernible alteration in the existing reception service of Station WKOC-FM. Table of Allotments, 3. Petitioner©s request was filed in anticipation of the FM Broadcast Stations. adoption of Section 1.420(i), which permits a licensee to (Elizabeth City, North Carolina, request a change in community of license without facing and Chesapeake, Virginia) competing expressions of interest. See Amendment of the Commission©s Rules Regarding Modification of FM and TV Authorizations to Specify a New Community of License REPORT AND ORDER ("Change of Community R&O"), 4 FCC Red 4870 (1989), (Proceeding Terminated) recon. granted in part ("Change of Community MO&O"), 5 FCC Red 7094 (1990). Our initial analysis of petitioner©s Adopted: July 19, 1994; Released: July 27, 1994 proposal determined that Chesapeake is partially within the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, Virginia, Urbanized By the Acing Chief, Allocations Branch: Area ("Norfolk Urbanized Area").6 In order to determine whether Chesapeake is deserving of a local service pref 1.
[Show full text]