Chesapeake most often refers to: *

Chesapeake people The Chesepian (Chesapeake) were a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe who lived near present-day South Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. They occupied an area which is now in the independent cities of Norfolk, V ...

, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian *

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula, including parts of the Ea ...

Delmarva Peninsula The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a peninsula on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Eastern Shore of Virginia. The peninsula is l ...

, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to:

Populated places

In Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city in Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, making it the second-most populous city in Virginia, the tenth largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 92nd-most populous city in the ...

, an independent city *

Phoebus, Virginia Phoebus (known as Chesapeake City from 1871–1899) is a formerly incorporated town now part of the present-day city of Hampton, Virginia, on the Virginia Peninsula. In 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebus (1840– ...

, formerly known as Chesapeake City * Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, an unincorporated community

In other US states

* Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct * Chesapeake, Missouri *

Chesapeake, Ohio Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was 765 as of the 2020 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, at the mouth of Symmes Creek. The Robert C. Byrd Bridge across the O ...

Chesapeake, West Virginia Chesapeake is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,336 at the 2020 census. The town is situated on the Kanawha River. History Chesapeake was incorporated on November 1, 1948, and was named for the Chesape ...

Schools

* Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County, Maryland *

Chesapeake High School, Baltimore Chesapeake High School (CHS), is a four-year public high school located in Essex, Maryland, United States, a suburb of Baltimore. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools system. Chesapeake High School is one of two high schools in Ma ...

, Maryland *

Chesapeake College Chesapeake College is a public community college with its main campus in Wye Mills, Maryland, and a satellite campus in Cambridge. It was the first regional community college in the state and serves the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorch ...

, public community college based in Wye Mills, Maryland

Ships

* SS ''Chesapeake'', a transport oiler that was in service with the United States Navy from 2000 to 2009 * United States lightship ''Chesapeake'' (LV-116), a lightvessel * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1799), an American frigate captured by HMS ''Shannon'' in 1813 * USS ''Patapsco'' (1799), a sloop originally named USS ''Chesapeake'' but renamed in 1799 while still under construction * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1898), a training ship renamed USS ''Severn'' on 15 June 1905 * USS ''Chesapeake'' (ID-3395), a freighter *USS ''Chesapeake'' (AOT-5084) * HMS ''Chesapeake'' (1855), a Royal Navy frigate * ''Porcher'' (1799 ship), originally a British ship named ''Chesapeake'' while owned by an American trading house at Canton

Music, entertainment, and books

Chesapeake (band) Chesapeake was an American bluegrass band formed in 1994 in Bethesda, Maryland as a direct offshoot from The Seldom Scene. History Mike Auldridge, T. Michael Coleman, and Moondi Klein, who played together in Seldom Scene in the mid '90 ...

, a folk-rock/progressive bluegrass band from Maryland * ''Chesapeake'' (novel), a novel published in 1978 by James Michener * ''Chesapeake'' (album), the third full-length album by Rachael Yamagata *''

Chesapeake Shores ''Chesapeake Shores'' is a romantic television series, based on the novel series of the same name by Sherryl Woods, produced by Chesapeake Shores Productions Inc in association with Borderline Distribution. The series had a two-hour premiere on ...

'', Canadian/American television drama *''Chesapeake Shores'', novel series written by

Sherryl Woods Sherryl Woods (pen names Alexandra Kirk and Suzanne Sherrill; born July 23, 1944, Arlington, Virginia) is an American writer of over 110 romance and mystery novels since 1982. Her Chesapeake Shores novels inspired a six season series on Hall ...

Transportation

* ''Chesapeake'' (train), an Amtrak commuter service between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. * ''Chesapeake'' (train, 1994–1995), an Amtrak service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis Potter Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Rich ...

, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the Grand Old Ditch, operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Patowmack Canal ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge The Gov. William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bridge (informally called the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and, locally, the Bay Bridge) is a major twin bridges, dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the ...

, also known as the Bay Bridge, a bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay *

Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. It ope ...

, bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay * ''

Chesapeake 1000 ''Chesapeake 1000'' (formerly ''Sun 800'') is a heavy lift sheerleg crane ship, owned by Donjon Marine Co., capable of lifting . It is one of the largest boomable stiff-leg-derrick barges on the eastern seaboard of the United States. The bar ...

'', a crane ship *Vought Chesapeake, a British name for the

Vought SB2U Vindicator The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, al ...

Other

Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large dog breed, breed of dog belonging to the retriever, Gun dog, gundog, and sporting Breed Groups (dog), breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. H ...

, a breed of dog *Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with

Van Sweringen railroad holdings In addition to streetcar lines, the Van Sweringen Brothers of Cleveland, Ohio (known as "the Vans") owned a vast network of steam railroads. History The New York Central Railroad had owned the closely parallel New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railro ...

Chesapeake Utilities Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is an American corporation formed in 1947. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy company engaged, through our operating divisions and subsidiaries, in various energy and other businesses. Headq ...

, an American energy services company focusing on distribution of natural gas and propane * Chesapeake Mill, in Wickham, Hampshire, England, a building constructed from the timbers of the USS Chesapeake *

Expand Energy Expand Energy Corporation, headquartered in Oklahoma City, is the largest independent natural gas producer in the U.S. based on net daily production. The company operates in the Appalachian Basin of the Marcellus Formation in Pennsylvania and Wes ...

, an American natural gas exploration company formerly known as Chesapeake Energy *

Paycom Center Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

, a multi-purpose arena in downtown Oklahoma City formerly known as Chesapeake Energy Arena *The Vought ''Chesapeake'', British name for the United States built dive bomber, the Vought

SB2U Vindicator The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American Carrier-based aircraft, carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of ...

* Hemoglobin Chesapeake, a special form of hemoglobin that causes

polycythemia Polycythemia (also known as polycythaemia) is a laboratory finding in which the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood) and/or hemoglobin concentration are increased in the blood. Polycythemia is sometimes called erythr ...