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Northern Neck National Heritage Area
Registrace 16. 09. 2011
Virginia’s Northern Neck Peninsula is the “birthplace of our nation” with three of the first five American presidents being born here, along with other prominent families that helped form our nation and its Declaration of Independence. It is a land where generations of Watermen still continue to harvest Rockfish, Blue Crabs and the ever famous Virginia Oyster and, family farms still flourish to this day.
The Leedstown Resolutions: Connecting Consumerism and Revolution in the Northern Neck with Phil Levy
The Leedstown Resolves were one of the first protests against the 1765 Stamp Act and influenced public opinion in other American colonies. In this engaging talk, Dr. Levy explores how consumerism in the colonies shaped response to the Stamp Act, influenced revolutionary politics, and ultimately helped drive revolutionary sentiment on the Northern Neck.
Dr. Philip Levy is a Professor of History at the University of South Florida and is an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer. He is the author of several books many of which deal with George Washington both as a person and as a national icon. Where the Cherry Tree Grew: The Story of Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home (2013) and George Washington Written Upon the Land: Nature, Memory, Myth, and Landscape (2015) focus on the places of Washington childhood. The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of the Life of George Washington (2022), winner of the prestigious Society for Historical Archaeology James Deetz Award, explores the many sites of Washington’s life and how their stories have been shaped by archaeology and issues of memory and commemoration. His newest book, Yard Birds: The Lives and Times of America’s Urban Chickens, tells a very different story from his other work and explores the fascinating relationships, both past and present, between urban areas and domestic fowl.
Dr. Philip Levy is a Professor of History at the University of South Florida and is an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer. He is the author of several books many of which deal with George Washington both as a person and as a national icon. Where the Cherry Tree Grew: The Story of Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home (2013) and George Washington Written Upon the Land: Nature, Memory, Myth, and Landscape (2015) focus on the places of Washington childhood. The Permanent Resident: Excavations and Explorations of the Life of George Washington (2022), winner of the prestigious Society for Historical Archaeology James Deetz Award, explores the many sites of Washington’s life and how their stories have been shaped by archaeology and issues of memory and commemoration. His newest book, Yard Birds: The Lives and Times of America’s Urban Chickens, tells a very different story from his other work and explores the fascinating relationships, both past and present, between urban areas and domestic fowl.
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Indigenous Perspectives on the Northern Neck and Power of Place
zhlédnutí 86Před 2 měsíci
The Rappahannock People have inhabited the Northern Neck since the beginning. It holds a special place in the Rappahannock story and contains some of the most spiritually and historically significant places to the Tribe. In this talk, Chief Anne Richardson graciously shares her thoughts on the Northern Neck and Power of Place. As Chief of the Rappahannock Tribe since 1998, Chief Anne Richardson...
Reimagining Leedstown What Archaeology Reveals about this Remarkable Place with Dr. Julie King
zhlédnutí 136Před 3 měsíci
In 1937 an unusual find at a Native American site in Leedstown led to similar discoveries in modern museums throughout the country and sparked intriguing questions about the history of the site. Join Dr. Julia King as she explores the significance of Leedstown by placing it in multiple contexts. Dr. Julia King is professor and chair of anthropology at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She has 30 ...
A Place Apart: Bound Labor in Virginia's Upper Northern Neck 1645-1702
zhlédnutí 121Před 4 měsíci
Dr. Steve Harris-Scott from George Mason University delivered this presentation at Historic Christ Church in Weems at 2pm on Sunday, March 10. The presentation covered how bound laborers such as white servants and enslaved Africans were essential in early English Virginia, supplying the necessary labor to produce profit from tobacco for the colony’s landowners. This was even more important in V...
Conflict, Migration, and Early Settlement of the Northern Neck with Dr. Barbara Heath
zhlédnutí 191Před 5 měsíci
During the earliest decades of English colonization of the Chesapeake, the Potomac River Valley was a politically complex borderland between the colonies of Virginia and Maryland and Native American tribal groups. In this enlightening talk, Dr. Barbara Heath explores the significant ways in which life on the borderland shaped the development of the Northern Neck of Virginia. Dr. Barbara Heath i...
Virginia's Working Waterfronts Film
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The Eastern Shore, Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, with the assistance of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, have issued a video and companion storymap highlighting local marine and seafood businesses across the three regions. The project was undertaken as part of the conclusory recommendations from the Virginia Working Waterfront Master Plan, issued in 2016. The Plan’s recommend...
Virginia's Working Waterfronts Trailer
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Working Waterfront video and storymap released Three rural coastal peninsulas coordinate outreach in support of marine businesses Warsaw (April 17, 2020) - The Eastern Shore, Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck, with the assistance of the Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program, have issued a video and companion storymap highlighting local marine and seafood businesses across the three regions....
Conversation with White Stone Oyster Company & Byrd's Seafood
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In White Stone, Virginia, in the Northern Neck, oysters are experiencing a rebound. Grown in cages, oysters are harvested and consumed year'round.
1812 Sailor
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At historical lecture at Belle Isle State Park, Lancaster, VA on 22 February 2012
Virginia's Northern Neck
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George Washington was born here, in this rural peninsula between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. Now, the Northern Neck is surrounded by the urban crescent of Washington, DC, Fredericksburg, Richmond, and Norfolk - all of the beauty and history of Virginia without the traffic. Small town charm, wineries, orchestras, waterfront, state and federal parks, preserved land and viewsheds. Hold yo...
Letterman-on-Montross.avi
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Biff Henderson's America visits Montross, Virginia, in the Northern Neck, a peninsula between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers near the Chesapeake Bay (about 2-3 hours from Washington, DC). Biff interviews the Sheriff, visits the Westmoreland County Museum and attempts to take over as Mayor!
I have a project under construction near this town, so I've been spending a lot of time here. It's a beautiful town.
What is all that banging? Very distracting, and very unfortunate.
I live in montross. I love the northern neck!! ❤️❤️❤️
The Amish are in Richmond County and Lancaster County and Northumberland Va
My 10 great grandfather King Carter lived in Lancaster Va I live here now
[MY, 3RD GREAT GRANDFATHER CAME FROM ENGLAND ON THE MAYFLOWER OVER TO THE NEW WORLD AND SETTLED HERE IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY VIRGINIA]🙏
Interesting video. My mother’s ancestors were some of the first settlers on the Neck in the 1650’s. Maj. Edward Dale and his wife Diana Skipwith were in St.Mary Whitechapel parish and were 13th generation grandparents to my mom. I’m hoping to visit the area in the future.
That area of Lancaster County was one of the earliest areas of English settlement in the Northern Neck. St. Mary's Whitechapel has a beautiful cemetery, and nearby Lancaster VA Historical Society is a treasure-trove of genealogical papers and material. The Clerk's office in Lancaster was one of the few in VA that did not suffer a fire, so many of the records are still available. Let me know if you need more info!
@@lisahull1249 thanks. I know other descendant of the family who are genealogists have dug into those records over the years and we have a huge book taking the family line with records down to my 7x great grandparents in Tennessee. But if I get the chance to come back to Virginia, a trip to the courthouse and historical society is on the list!
Dales were distant relatives to my wife.
Nice place
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I just got back from vacation at the state park there that Coca-Cola sign has not changed one bit
I just left that place
lol I live here, it's still boring as hell 😂
Keshyra Smith nothing to do besides The three restaurants and the three or four antique shops. Westmoreland State Park is hella beautiful though so that’s what keeps bringing me back. That and the land my parents own right off of Chiltons and weeks rd.. not sure if you would know them but are old man or old lady weeks still alive? Haven’t seen either of them in quite some time
My last name is Montross. I should be mayor or something
my grandfather was on this show but they cut his part out :(
Hey, that was my Uncle In that video. He is gone but not forgotten. He was an awesome Uncle.
No cellphone reception 10 minutes before you get into town...but Angelo's Pizza is the best!
I grew up here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The narrator definitely doesn't have THE strongest NNK accent but it's certainly there...notice how he said, "throughout?" Reminds me of my grandparents. Though I grew up in Richmond County and am proud to be from the area, I could never live there again. When I go back to visit, it boggles me how little has changed. In fact, it seems every time I return, it looks more and more isolated and run-down.
I have the misfortune of living there. It doesn't seem to look all that much different...
Rob, This area offers many pleasures consistent with a rural lifestyle, love of early American/Colonial history and the outdoors. As Daniel mentioned, safety is great so children can have more freedom than is possible in other more suburban settings; friendly neighbors are the norm, the way of life here. If you would like more info on life in the Northern Neck, you are welcome to contact me at 804.333.1919.
not to much to do but everyone knows everyone. and your kids can still play outside.
Go W&L!!!
I have a house on Nomini Bay! Go Montross!
this is so old lol
i love this town
Home <3
You're right ! Keep your eyes open - between the new Museum exhibit space, the Art of Coffee (great coffee, jewelry & art), and the Inn at Montross - fully restored as a B&B & restaurant, Montross is a happenin' little town. Biff should come back!
This is my hometown. [hence my username] OMGGG It's much bigger & better now. I swear.