Cape Charles

The Town of Cape Charles was founded in 1884 by Alexander Cassatt and William L. Scott as the southern terminusof the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad. The extension of tracks south from Maryland to Cape Charles opened the Northeastern ...

Cape Charles to Little Creek

SS Delmarva, SS Princess Anne, and the SS Pocahontas operated out of Cape Charles to Little Creek, VA, from about 1933 to 1950. The first two vessels handled the traffic from 1933 to 1941. In 1941, the SS Pocahontas was ...

Cape Charles Colored School

Constructed in 1928, this school opened about 1930 for African American children in Cape Charles during

legalized segregation. The building was constructed with contributions from the local African American

community, the State Literary Fund, and the Julius Rosenwald Fund, established ...