| The first inhabitants of our area were Indians of the Chesapeake Tribe.
Upon arriving on our land they quickly found that they needed to go no
further. Life for the Indian tribe was good. The climate was
ideal. They found plentiful animals to hunt. The entire animal
was also used for clothing, utensils, housing, jewelry, blankets and much
more. Indians threw nothing away. They were truly recyclers
and inventive. The land was fertile for planting, with good drainage.
There were plenty of trees, nuts, berries, bushes and plants. The
Lynnhaven River was abundant in crabs, oysters, clams, mussels, and many
species of fish. The oysters were so plentiful that at times, even
in the deep waters, the bottoms of their canoes scraped on the tops of
the oyster beds. In fact, the only thing they did need but was not
available here were rocks. Stones for tools and arrowheads had to
be brought or traded for with other tribes. Our area is a huge sandbar
and sandbars do not produce rocks. Thus, all rocks in Virginia Beach
have been transported here from somewhere else. Interesting? |
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