The history of Hampton Roads is as deep as the waters that surround it. From some of the first settlers in the New World to the formation of the nation; Virginia�s Tidewater is rich in curious tales of legends and lore. In the Southside; the famed pirate Blackbeard was beheaded by Captain Maynard of Hampton. Captain John Smith was a part of the first governing body in America formed in Jamestown. The nation�s oldest mental institution still stands in Williamsburg. Staff and guests at Boxwood Inn in Newport News have reported hauntings from a former owner and other eerie occurrences. Author Tamy Kay Thompson covers these stories and more as she takes readers on a journey through the always entertaining past of Hampton Roads.
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