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Welcome to Accomack.Biz Posted by accomackwebmaster (2009/1/1)

Welcome to Accomack.Biz - the "Web 2.0" website serving the communities of Accomack County, Virginia. Watch this site as we roll out new features. Register as a user and take advantage of the opportunity we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Accomack County, Virginia via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Accomack County, Virginia.

This site will be primarily devoted to promoting local content contributed by local businesses, organizations and residents. If you are interested in being a contributor, contact us. We welcome the opportunity to provide you the ability to promote your local business, share the success of your local sports teams, promote your local club or charity. Register as a user and take advantage of the free opportunities we offer to promote your business, share news and announcements of your group or organization, interact with fellow residents of Accomack County via the internet, and keep abreast of whats going on in Accomack County, Virginia.

The first step to use our features is to register as a user on our site. Then, as you explore www.Accomack.Biz let us know what feature or news you want to share. Upon verification, we can give you privileges to input and post your news instantly.

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Accomack.Biz is what is known as a "Web 2.0" website - i.e. a feature that is composed of contributions by those who view and participate in the site. Anyone can participate. In order to post, you must be a registered user of the website. Posting is subject to our Terms of Use as linked from the bottom of our Home Page. By posting, you adopt and agree to our Terms of Use and News and policies applicable to various features as a binding legal agreement. These include (i) a representation by you that the post is accurate, does not contain any copyright content of any third party unless you have the right to post it, (ii) a prohibition against any posting that is slanderous, illegal, containing "hate" material," (material expressing racial, religious, sexual orientation or other bigotry) or known to you to be untrue, and (iii) a representation by you that if posting on behalf of an organization or other person, that you have the right to make such posting. Violators are subject to loss of posting and/or website access privileges. If you observe any posting which violates our Terms of Use, please notify us via our contact link (on the Home Page) and report the abuse and we will endeavor to promptly investigate and remove if appropriate.

[2009/1/1] Assateague Lighthouse
Assateague Lighthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

The Assateague Liehthouse rises from a marshy peninsula at the south end of Assateague Island. Its round brick tower supports a metal and glass cupola that encases the nautical warning...
[2009/1/1] Shepherd's Plain
Shepherd's Plain is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Shepherd's Plain, an Accomack County residence, is situated on an inlet overlooking Nandua Creek and Kusian Cove off Route 178 near Pungoteague. Completed in the third quarter of the 18th century,...
[2009/1/1] Bowman's Folly or "Montpelier
Bowman's Folly is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Built circa 1815 by General John Cropper, Junior (1755-1821), the present Bowman's Folly replaces an earlier dwelling which burned. The land originally had been patented by Captain Edmund Bowman in 1664, and passed...
[2009/1/1] Bunting Place

Bunting Place is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Bunting Place, also known as the Mapp farm or Nickawampus farm, is located on the east side of Drummondtown Road (Route 605) on the north side of the town of Wachapreague, Accomack - County, Virginia. Situated...
[2009/1/1] The "Hermitage"
"Hermitage" - Edmund Bayly House

The Hermitage is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic site and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

The Hermitage, an Accomack County residence, is located on the east bank of Craddock Creek off Route 615, about eighteen miles south of Accomac.

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[2009/1/1] Mason House
The Mason House in Accomack County is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following excerpts from its nomination as submitted to the US Department of Interior, National Register of Historic Places, provide an overview of the historic district and its significance. For more information, read the full nomination which is available in the "Downloads" feature of this website.

Erected in the first half of the eighteenth century, the Mason House stands today as one of Virginia's finest surviving examples of Jacobean-Georgian transitional architecture. A three-bay,...
[2008/3/2] Lure of the Shore 2008 Tickets Available
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[2007/8/8] State and National Designated Landmarks in Accomack
According to the Accomack County Comprehensive plan, the follwoing are the State and National Designated Landmarks in Accomack County:
There are a number of sites in Accomack County that are on Virginia�s register of historic landmarks and the National Register of Historic Places. Properties included on these registers are historically, architecturally or culturally significant. Accomack
County sites include Saint James Episcopal Church, Bowman�s Folly,
Hopkins and Brother Store, Kerr Place, Wessels Root Cellar, Saint George�s Episcopal Church, Wharton Place, Corbin Hall, Assateague Lighthouse, the Mercantile Building, the Mason House, Pitts Neck Farm, the Debtor�s Prison, the Scarborough House Archaeological Site, the Edmond Bayly House, Shepherd�s Plain, Arbuckle Place,...
[2007/8/6] Accomack FAQ Feature Launched!
Accomack FAQ Feature Launched!

We have launched our Accomack FAQ - a feature designed to enable users to ask and answer questions, to share their knowledge of Accomack County, Virginia, and to create a knowledge base of frequently asked questions about Accomack County, Virginia. Visitors and residents are welcome and encouraged to submit questions. If you know the answer to a posted questions, please feel free to share your knowledge and submit an answer. If you beleive a posted answer is wrong, or could be improved, please post a comment.
The Accomack FAQ feature may be accessed from the user menu in the left column of each page.

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Terms of Use for News and Announcements from the Community (2007/8/5)
The News from the Community portion of www.Accomack.Biz is made available as a public service. In order to post, you must be a registered user of the website. Posting is subject to our Terms of Use as linked from the...
How to make use of our News from the Community feature (2007/8/5)
One exciting feature of the new www.Accomack.Biz is our "News from the Community" feature. This feature permits registered users of the website to submit and self approve news and announcements in a variety of categor...
Hints for Use - News from the Community Subcategories (2007/8/5)
We have the ability to create subcategories under each of our main categories. If your organization, business, sports team, neighborhood, home owners association or other group desires to make regular use of this website feature, please contact us and request that we establish a seperate subcat...