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Urbanna
Urbanna is one of oldest English-settled towns in America. In 1680, the Virginia Assembly created the town by approving the Act of Cohabitation, which was designed to create 19 towns in Virginia. Urbanna was officially established in 1706 by the assembly, which named the town Burgh of Urbanna, Latin for "City of Anne," after Queen Anne of England. Throughout the colonial period, the town was a tobacco inspection port. It was invaded by the British during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and then by Union troops during the Civil War. After the Civil War, oysters from the Rappahannock River became the primary source of income for residents until the 1960s. As a tribute to the oyster, the town annually holds the Urbanna Oyster Festival, which draws over 60,000 people to the shores of the little town.
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Urbanna
Urbanna is one of oldest English-settled towns in America. In 1680, the Virginia Assembly created the town by approving the Act of Cohabitation, which was designed to create 19 towns in Virginia. Urbanna was officially established in 1706 by the assembly, which named the town Burgh of Urbanna, Latin for "City of Anne," after Queen Anne of England. Throughout the colonial period, the town was a tobacco inspection port. It was invaded by the British during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and then by Union troops during the Civil War. After the Civil War, oysters from the Rappahannock River became the primary source of income for residents until the 1960s. As a tribute to the oyster, the town annually holds the Urbanna Oyster Festival, which draws over 60,000 people to the shores of the little town.
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Urbanna

Urbanna

by Larry S. Chowning
Urbanna

Urbanna

by Larry S. Chowning

Overview

Urbanna is one of oldest English-settled towns in America. In 1680, the Virginia Assembly created the town by approving the Act of Cohabitation, which was designed to create 19 towns in Virginia. Urbanna was officially established in 1706 by the assembly, which named the town Burgh of Urbanna, Latin for "City of Anne," after Queen Anne of England. Throughout the colonial period, the town was a tobacco inspection port. It was invaded by the British during the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 and then by Union troops during the Civil War. After the Civil War, oysters from the Rappahannock River became the primary source of income for residents until the 1960s. As a tribute to the oyster, the town annually holds the Urbanna Oyster Festival, which draws over 60,000 people to the shores of the little town.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780738592350
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 07/02/2012
Series: Images of America Series
Pages: 128
Sales rank: 1,080,479
Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Larry S. Chowning is a native of Urbanna and has lived there his entire life, with the exception of the four years he spent at the University of Richmond. Chowning has authored seven books on the region and is a staff reporter for the Southside Sentinel, the town's weekly newspaper.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Before a Town 11

2 Colonial Village 15

3 Civil War and the Days of Sail 21

4 Steamboat Era 31

5 Business and Waterfront 39

6 Education 77

7 Churches, Streets, and Bridges 89

8 People 99

9 Early Festivals 117

Index 126

Bibliography 127

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