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A new resident faced many adjust- ments. A move to Poquoson rapidly turned into an endurance test. Mosqui- to stings, strength-sapping hu midity, occasional high tides, and continuous road destruction made a new citizen wonder if a move to a small town was worth the trouble. The townspeople burdened them- selves with heavy taxes in order to provide a school system for their sons and daughters, rather than having their children bussed to nearby York County. Poquoson has never had prob- lems dealing with integration, because there are very few school-age Blacks residing in the town. Two Peninsula school systems, Newport News and Hampton, enforced bussing. Instead of having their child- ren bussed from one end of the mas- sive towns to the other, many parents moved to Poquoson. This caused over- crowding of the Poquoson schools, even with the addition of the new wing that was supposed to have relieved overcrowded classroom conditions. 4 — Foreword
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Poquoson, once a small, closely- iknit fishing village was a rough place one just wouldn’t go into at night. The urban town of today has cast off its protective shell of days past and is adjusting to the demands of neighbor- ing metropolitan areas. The native »ons and daughters of Poquoson still I Tiaintain a close relationship — they I ire united in their beliefs and involved I n themselves — striving to retain what :hey believe to be a good and natural ife. Bull Island , the first given name of the area, has a deep pride in its past. Because of its location on the Poquoson River and the Chesapeake Bay, the river was once the way of life for most families of the area. It is now gradually giving up its place to neigh- boring industrial centers. The local governing bodies and businessmen, many of whom are life- long residents, are secure in the knowledge that the changes which have come to their town are in keeping with the philosophy of its inhabitants.
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