| LC control no. | sh2005008004 |
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| Geographic heading | Hampton Roads (Va. : Region) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Virginia--Hampton Roads (Region) |
| Variant(s) | Hampton Roads Region (Va.) Southeast Virginia (Va.) |
| Found in | Work cat.: A romantic's guide to Hampton Roads, c1998: t.p. ("eventually the name of the harbor (Hampton Roads) was used to describe the area surrounding it; National Geographic defines Hampton Roads as the region that covers the area just south of Williamsburg, all the way to the North Carolina border") An economic profile of the Hampton Roads Planning District, 1993 ("Hampton Roads now contains three of the state's four largest cities--Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Newport News--as well as seven other cities (Chesapeake, Franklin, Hampton, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Williamsburg) and four counties (Isle of Wight, James City, Southampton, and York")) Global Security.org database, Nov. 30, 2005 (Hampton Roads: "The southeastern part of the state of Virginia is known as Hampton Roads; in 1983 Hampton Roads became the official name for the region, unifying the Southside (Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Chesapeake and Portsmouth) and the Peninsula (Hampton and Newport News); area includes the cities of Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Hampton, and Newport News") Wikipedia, Nov. 30, 2005 (Hampton Roads: Hampton Roads, name both of a body of water and the land areas which surround it in southeastern Virginia; officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA, less popular names include Tidewater Virginia and Seven Cities ; most of the land area of Hampton Roads is geographically divided into 2 regions, the Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads, locally known as the Southside) ADC (Firm). Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia street map book, c2001. Hampton Roads Partnership WWW site, Nov. 30, 2005 ("Since 1983, Hampton Roads has been recognized by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget as a group of communities having economic and social integration ... two areas that constitute Hampton Roads--South Hampton Roads and the Virginia Peninsula ...") Hampton Roads guide, with maps and illustrations of Tidewater Virginia's many places of historic interest, seaside resorts and points of pleasure to the visitor, c1925. GeoNames [algorithmically matched] region; 36°58ʹ31ʺN 076°20ʹ59ʺW |
| Not found in | GNIS, Nov. 39, 2005 |
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