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STAR Transit (Virginia)
STAR Transit is a transit agency serving the two counties on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Accomack County, Accomack and Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton. STAR Transit provides local fixed route bus and paratransit services. STAR Transit is operated by the Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission and overseen by a board of directors composed of appointees from each county's board of supervisors. STAR Transit's daily operations are managed by Virginia Regional Transit. The fare for all fixed-route services is $0.50. Children under the age of 4 ride for free. All STAR Transit buses carry bicycle racks, although cyclists are asked to seek permission from drivers before racking their bike. STAR Transit does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day (United States), Independence Day, Labor Day (United States), Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas. Routes Fixed route * STAR Transit operates seven routes. On-demand services STAR T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onley, Virginia
Onley (, "only") is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 516 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. History The community was named after Onley, the estate of Governor Henry A. Wise. Geography Onley is located at (37.690352, −75.716759). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.98%, is water. It lies at an elevation of 43 feet. Demographics At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 496 people, 223 households, and 144 families living in the town. The population density was 607.9 people per square mile (233.5/km). There were 271 housing units at an average density of 332.1 per square mile (127.6/km). The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census, racial makeup of the town was 83.27% White, 13.91% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 1.61% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accomac, Virginia
Accomac is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census. History Though Accomack County was established as one of Virginia's eight original shires in 1634, the government was situated in the southern part of the Eastern Shore near Eastville until the division of the shore into two counties (Northampton and Accomack) in 1663. During this era, religious diversity began in the area, as Presbyterian Francis Makemie received a plantation nearby which he used as a base for his mercantile and missionary journeys, and where he died at age 50 a few years after winning a New York court case brought against his preaching (as the Scots-Irish emigrant to Maryland's Eastern Shore counties produced a preaching license from Barbados). Early Baptist Elijah Baker also arrived near Accomac before the American Revolutionary War, and was likewise imprisoned for unauthorized preaching, but eventually also had that case dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onancock, Virginia
Onancock ( ) is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,263 at the 2010 census. History According to a nearby Virginia state highway marker, Onancock was founded in 1680. A courthouse was established some years after, and militia barracks established during the Revolution. Some thirteen months after Cornwallis' October 1781 surrender at Yorktown, Commodore Zedechiah Whaley sought aid from Onancock during a naval campaign against British barges of war that had been harassing the shores and farms of Chesapeake Bay. On November 28, 1782, he sailed up Onancock Creek and appealed to Lt. Colonel John Cropper, who rounded up 25 local men in support. They boarded Whaley's flagship, ''Protector'', and continued his siege upon the British flotilla. In what became the Battle of Kedges Strait three out of four of Whaley's barges turned back under heavy British fire, leaving the ''Protector'' alone to press on with the fight. Vastly outnumbered, ultimat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
Riverside Health is an integrated, not-for-profit health network serving two million people annually. It has been operating in Eastern Virginia since 1915, and offers a variety of services and programs in the areas of prevention, primary care, diagnostics, neurosciences, oncology, orthopedics, aging-related services, rehabilitation, medical education, home care and hospice. Riverside headquarters are located in Newport News, Virginia. Operations Riverside operates four acute care hospitals, as well as behavioral health, physical rehabilitation, and critical illness recovery hospitals (the last one in partnership with Select Medical). Riverside Medical Group has more than 700 physicians and advanced practice providers across a broad spectrum of specialties. Riverside Lifelong Health operates six nursing home facilities and three continuing care retirement communities, and home health and hospice services. In addition, Riverside operates the College of Health Careers and four medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oak Hall, Virginia
Oak Hall is a census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP on March 31, 2010. Per the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 226. Geography The CDP lies at an elevation of 26 feet. Demographics Oak Hall was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. 2020 census Education It is in Accomack County Public Schools. Arcadia High School (Virginia), Arcadia High School is in the CDP. References Census-designated places in Accomack County, Virginia Census-designated places in Virginia {{AccomackCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painter, Virginia
Painter is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was recorded at 229 at the 2010 census. History From its earliest settlement, most villages and towns on the Eastern Shore of Virginia were located near the coasts at navigable ports where crops or livestock could be transported by boat. The coming of the New York, Pennsylvania, and Norfolk Railroad in the 1880s initiated a shift in population and commerce to the center of the shore and created the need for new towns, including the town of Painter. The Painter-Garrisons United Methodist Church was established in nearby Mappsburg, Virginia in 1784 when Bishop Francis Asbury made his first of six visits to the home of Jonathan Garrison. The congregation constructed a chapel by 1787, the first house of worship to be built by the Methodist Episcopal Church on the Eastern Shore. The present church was erected in 1855 and was the scene of the establishment of the Independent Convention of Accomack, a grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keller, Virginia
Keller is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 178 at the 2010 census. Geography Keller is located at (37.619897, −75.764312). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.9 km), all land. It lies at an elevation of 39 feet. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 173 people, 77 households, and 45 families living in the town. The population density was 502.2 people per square mile (196.5/km). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 261.2 per square mile (102.2/km). The racial makeup of the town was 80.92% White, 12.72% African American, 0.58% Native American, 3.47% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78%. Of the 77 households 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Accomack County Airport
Accomack County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in unincorporated Accomack County, Virginia, United States, located west of the central business district in Melfa, a town in the county. History The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Melfa Flight Strip. It was an emergency landing airfield for military aircraft on training flights. It was closed after World War II, and was turned over for local government use by the War Assets Administration (WAA). Between April 1957 and October 1958 the north end of runway 21, which is now a displaced threshold section, was used for tests by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory. These tests involved an Vought F7U Cutlass dropping simulated atomic anti-runway bombs, to test for penetration necessary for effectiveness. The repairs to the displaced threshold, still visible on aerial photographs, are impacts from these tests. Facilities and aircraft Accomack County Airport covers an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Shore Community College
Eastern Shore Community College is a community college in unincorporated area, unincorporated Accomack County, Virginia, Accomack County, Virginia, with a Melfa, Virginia, Melfa postal address.Compare the address to the Melfa town limits. The college is outside of the Melfa town limits: The area around the college is shown here: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." It is a member of the Virginia Community College System and serves the residents of Accomack County and Northampton County, Virginia, Northampton County as a two-year institution of higher learning. Operating under policies established by the State Board for Commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Haven, Accomack County, Virginia
Belle Haven is a town in Accomack and Northampton counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 543 in the 2020 census. Geography Belle Haven is located at (37.549989, −75.824329). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 5.24%, is water. Demographics At the 2000 census there were 480 people, 220 households, and 139 families living in the town. The population density was 317.1 people per square mile (122.7/km). There were 248 housing units at an average density of 163.8 per square mile (63.4/km). The racial makeup of the town was 78.12% White, 19.38% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.62% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.83%. Of the 220 households 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.1% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exmore, Virginia
Exmore is the largest town in Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ... of Virginia. The population was 1,473 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. A popular story is that Exmore received its name because it is the tenth railroad station south of the Delaware state line, so there were "X more" stations to go.History of Exmore History page on official website. The same website also states another theory behind the town's name—that it was named for Exmoor, Devon, in south west England. This theory is more plausible because many towns and counties in Virginia were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |