Kempsville High School - Image Yearbook (Virginia Beach, VA)

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vvds in ci building still stgnding thctt the gctloi ln- dependence Bdlls were held egch luly llth tor mcrny vegrs ctiter the Revolution. During the Civil Wgr, Bolleston, the home oi Gov. l-lenry Wise, in vvhgt is novv Glenrocli, vvgs sctclied otnd burned by the Pederol troops which held this section. The Courthouse wigs moved to Princess Anne Courthouse in the vegr l82l. Thereit hgs remgined ond is still the legotl center oi this county. Chesggoeglce Beech vvors iortiiied during the Revolution becguse it vvgs the bose oi the French ileet, ctnd vvgs iortiiied otgctin in the vvgr of l8l2. Lynnhotven vvcts dt one time gn lndign vil- lgge gnd it is neotr there thgt the iirst brick con- structed home in Americct vvcrs built. Cne coin ride through Princess Anne dnd see the old historic lgndmdrlis otnd redd oi the glorious trctditions, otnd oi the togrt Princess Anne, Virginig plgyed in the Building oi ct Ng- tion. ll

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'TKEMPSVILLE and HISTORY The birth of our notion wois in the county of Princess Anne. Only or few miles from Kemps- ville the wectry trdvelers of Sir Christopher Newport's fleet rested. Thott spot is now known os Cope l-lenry. This w-ds in the yedr l6U7. Princess Anne County wos ctt one time pctrt of the Elizctbeth City County, but in the yedr 1637 it become dn independent county. In the yedr l7U9, the witch tridls of G-rctce Sherwood took plotce. At the sctme time it is troditionctlly thought thozt pirctes were using the cocist lctnd of Princess Anne os ct bose for their mctneuvers. The first court-house wcts dt the present site of Dondtion Church. lt wo:s moved to Kemps- ville in the yecrr l78l. Princess Anne County, durino the Revolution, wds on the Royoilist side dnd it wcts here thot the bloody Bottle of Kemps- ville wds fouoht in the yecrr l775. Kempsville hctd been the m-din ftoyolist secrport ctt this time dnd thus it wds d strotteoic point. After the Revolution it wois the center of the Socictl ctnd Culturoil cg-dtherino of this county. lt 1

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ALMA Ml-l'l'ER Our high school friendships soon must sever And idde os does the dying dcty. Gur closest bonds must oll be broken As through this world we wend our woy. But yet-Whottever he liie's iortune Though friendships idil ond friends oo by We'll love thee still our Alrno Mater Our dectr old Kernpsville l-liqh. l' .