Middle Peninsula
37°36′10″N 76°39′15″W / 37.60278°N 76.65417°W
The Middle Peninsula is the second of three large
There are no cities on the Middle Peninsula and little industry. Among the towns found there,
Two small land reservations are home to the state-recognized Pamunkey and Mattaponi Indian tribes.
The primary highways on the peninsula are U.S. Route 17 (Tidewater Trail), which connects Fredericksburg with the Hampton Roads area, and U.S. Route 360 (Northumberland Highway), which connects the Northern Neck with Richmond and Danville. Before modern highways existed, passenger ferries and steam freighters linked the entire Chesapeake Bay region.
The two southernmost counties on the Middle Peninsula, Gloucester and Mathews, are now considered to be part of the
See also
- U.S. Route 17 in Virginia
- U.S. Route 360 in Virginia
References
- ISBN 9781581571066. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ISBN 9781581578669. Archived from the originalon 4 November 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
The Middle Peninsula has the Rappahannock River on the north and the York River on its south, ...
- ISBN 9781563525445. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Virginia, United States". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
External links
- middlepeninsula.com, general tourist information