Chesapeake

Chesapeake takes its name from the Indigenous people and country near the mouth of the great bay. The Chesepian lived around the southern shores, drawing heavily on its fish and shellfish. The bay itself reaches far inland between wooded banks, receiving the waters of the James, York and other rivers before opening to the Atlantic between Cape Henry and Cape Charles. Before the English founded Jamestown in 1607, the Chesepian suffered a devastating attack by Powhatan, whose confederacy controlled much of the surrounding country.

The later city of Virginia Beach lies here.