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Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King Charles I. In 1636, it was subdivided, and the portion north of the harbor of Hampton Roads became known as Elizabeth City Shire. It was renamed Elizabeth City County a short time later. The shire and county were named for Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of King James I, sister of Princes Henry and Charles.

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  • Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King Charles I. In 1636, it was subdivided, and the portion north of the harbor of Hampton Roads became known as Elizabeth City Shire. It was renamed Elizabeth City County a short time later. Elizabeth City was originally named Kikotan (also spelled Kecoughtan and Kikowtan), presumably a word for the Native Americans living there when the English arrived in 1607. They were friendly to the English, but Sir Thomas Gates either worried about safety (including potential attack by the Spaniards and the Dutch) or coveted their corn fields after the "starving time" of the 1609–10 winter. The English seized their land while the men were out hunting, and for some reason, the natives never attacked the settlement in response. The shire and county were named for Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of King James I, sister of Princes Henry and Charles. The town of Hampton, established in 1680, became the largest city in Elizabeth City County, and was the county seat. Hampton became an independent city in 1908, though it remained the seat of Elizabeth City County and continued to share many services with the county. In 1952, Elizabeth City County and the only incorporated town in the county, Phoebus, merged with and into Hampton. This merger was the first in a series of municipal consolidations in Hampton Roads that resulted in most of the area being split into independent cities. With few exceptions, modern-day Hampton encompasses nearly all of what was Elizabeth City County. The main exceptions are portions of Elizabeth City County that are now part of Newport News. At the time of the Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, part of the western portion of the county became part of Warwick County. This enabled the entire southern end of the extension to be in Warwick County. The City of Newport News was formed out of this portion of Warwick County, and in January 1927 the Elizabeth City County town of Kecoughtan was also annexed into the City of Newport News. Since English settlers occupied the former Indian village of Kecoughtan in 1610, and the town at Jamestown was abandoned in 1699, the city of Hampton now claims to be the oldest continuously settled English-speaking city in North America. (en)
  • Le comté d'Elizabeth City, en anglais : Elizabeth City County, est un ancien comté de Virginie, situé au sud-est de la colonie de Virginie, de 1634 à 1952, date à laquelle il est fusionné avec la ville de Hampton. Créé à l'origine en 1634, sous le nom d'Elizabeth River Shire, il est l'un des huit shires créés dans la colonie de Virginie, par ordre de Charles Ier, roi d'Angleterre. En 1636, il est subdivisé et la partie au nord du port de Hampton Roads devient connue sous le nom d'anglais : Elizabeth City Shire. Elle est rebaptisée anglais : Elizabeth City County peu de temps après. Elizabeth City s'appele à l'origine Kikotan (également orthographié (en) et Kikowtan), probablement un mot en amérindien de l'époque où les Anglais sont arrivés, en 1607. Ils étaient amicaux envers les Anglais, mais Thomas Gates, le (en), à Jamestown s’inquiète de la sécurité (y compris d'une éventuelle attaque par les Espagnols et les Hollandais) ou convoitait leurs champs de maïs après la (en) de l'hiver 1609-1610. Les Anglais s'emparent de leurs terres pendant que les hommes sont à la chasse et, pour une raison ignorée, les indigènes n'attaquèrent jamais la colonie en réponse. Le shire puis le comté sont nommés en l'honneur d'Elizabeth de Bohème, fille du roi Jacques VI et Ier, sœur des princes Henry et Charles. La ville de Hampton, fondée en 1680, est devenue la plus grande ville du comté d'Elizabeth City, et en a été le siège de comté. Hampton devient une ville indépendante, en 1908, bien qu'elle reste le siège du comté d'Elizabeth City et continue à partager de nombreux services avec le comté. En 1952, le comté d'Elizabeth City et la seule ville incorporée du comté, Phoebus, fusionnent avec et dans Hampton. Cette fusion est la première d'une série de regroupements municipaux dans Hampton Roads qui aboutissent à la division de la majeure partie de la région en villes indépendantes. À quelques exceptions près, la ville actuelle de Hampton englobe presque tout ce qui était le comté d'Elizabeth City. Les principales exceptions sont les parties du comté d'Elizabeth City qui font désormais partie de Newport News. Au moment de l' (en) du Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, une part de la partie ouest du comté devient partie de l'ancien (en). Cela permet à toute la partie sud de l'extension d'être dans le comté de Warwick. La ville de Newport News est formée à partir de cette partie du comté de Warwick et, en janvier 1927, la ville de (en), dans le comté d'Elizabeth City, a également quitté le comté, étant annexée par la ville de Newport News. Depuis que les colons anglais ont occupé l'ancien village indien de Kecoughtan, en 1610, et que la ville de Jamestown est abandonnée, en 1699, la ville de Hampton prétend dorénavant être la plus ancienne ville anglophone d'Amérique du Nord à avoir été colonisée de manière continue. (fr)
  • La Elizabeth City County è stata una contea della Virginia dal 1634 al 1952. Creata nel 1634 come Elizabeth River Shire, fu una delle otto contee create nella Colonia della Virginia per ordine del re Carlo II. Nel 1636, venne suddivisa e la porzione a nord del porto di Hampton Roads divenne Elizabeth City Shire. Dopo pochi anni venne ribattezzata Elizabeth City County. Elizabeth City nacque in origine come Kikotan (anche nota come Kecoughtan e Kikowtan), presumibilmente con il nome con cui veniva chiamata dai nativi americani che vivevano lì prima dell'arrivo degli inglesi nel 1607. In un primo tempo essi furono amichevoli con i nuovi arrivati, ma Sir Thomas Gates era preoccupato per la sicurezza del luogo (compresi potenziali attacchi degli spagnoli e degli olandesi) e desiderava i loro campi di mais dopo il periodo di grande carestia dell'inverno 1609-10. Gli inglesi occuparono il terreno mentre gli indiani erano a caccia, e per qualche ragione i nativi non attaccarono mai l'insediamento dei coloni in risposta all'atto di ostilità subito. Alla contea venne dato il nome di Elisabetta di Boemia, figlia del re Giacomo I. La città di Hampton, fondata nel 1680, divenne la più grande città della Contea di Elizabeth City, e fu sede della contea. Nel 1952, La Contea di Elizabeth City si fuse con la città di Hampton ed oggi la città indipendente di Hampton. La città comprende anche la vecchia città di Phoebus. Fino a quando i coloni inglesi non occuparono Kecoughtan nel 1610, e la città di Jamestown non venne abbandonata, la città di Hampton si considera oggi il più antico insediamento, ancora abitato, fra quelli fondati dai coloni inglesi in Nord America. (it)
  • 伊麗莎白市縣是一個現在絕種的縣,在東維吉尼亞。最初在1634年為伊麗莎白河郡, (亦稱為伊麗莎白市郡)是八個英國國王命令要組成維吉尼亞的殖民地的一個郡。1636年被細分,短時間以後給改名為伊麗莎白市縣。 (zh)
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  • 伊麗莎白市縣是一個現在絕種的縣,在東維吉尼亞。最初在1634年為伊麗莎白河郡, (亦稱為伊麗莎白市郡)是八個英國國王命令要組成維吉尼亞的殖民地的一個郡。1636年被細分,短時間以後給改名為伊麗莎白市縣。 (zh)
  • Elizabeth City County was a county in southeastern Virginia from 1634 until 1952 when it was merged into the city of Hampton. Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth River Shire, it was one of eight shires created in the Virginia Colony by order of the King Charles I. In 1636, it was subdivided, and the portion north of the harbor of Hampton Roads became known as Elizabeth City Shire. It was renamed Elizabeth City County a short time later. The shire and county were named for Elizabeth of Bohemia, daughter of King James I, sister of Princes Henry and Charles. (en)
  • Le comté d'Elizabeth City, en anglais : Elizabeth City County, est un ancien comté de Virginie, situé au sud-est de la colonie de Virginie, de 1634 à 1952, date à laquelle il est fusionné avec la ville de Hampton. Créé à l'origine en 1634, sous le nom d'Elizabeth River Shire, il est l'un des huit shires créés dans la colonie de Virginie, par ordre de Charles Ier, roi d'Angleterre. En 1636, il est subdivisé et la partie au nord du port de Hampton Roads devient connue sous le nom d'anglais : Elizabeth City Shire. Elle est rebaptisée anglais : Elizabeth City County peu de temps après. (fr)
  • La Elizabeth City County è stata una contea della Virginia dal 1634 al 1952. Creata nel 1634 come Elizabeth River Shire, fu una delle otto contee create nella Colonia della Virginia per ordine del re Carlo II. Nel 1636, venne suddivisa e la porzione a nord del porto di Hampton Roads divenne Elizabeth City Shire. Dopo pochi anni venne ribattezzata Elizabeth City County. Alla contea venne dato il nome di Elisabetta di Boemia, figlia del re Giacomo I. (it)
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  • Elizabeth City County, Virginia (en)
  • Comté d'Elizabeth City (fr)
  • Contea di Elizabeth City (it)
  • 伊麗莎白市縣 (zh)
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