In 1607 and 1608, operating under contract to the Dutch East India Company, English explorer Henry Hudson discovers the Delaware Bay. The Company originally hired him to explore the route for the North-EAST passage to Asia, expecting he could find his way through the ice around the north of Russia to the riches of the Orient. After rounding the North Cape of Norway, the ice pack completely blocked his path. Operating on his own initiative, he then turned his ship Halve Mean (Half Moon) westward to search for the expected Northwest Passage. He made landfall in Nova Scotia in early July, and worked his way as far south as Cape Charles. Turning north without exploring the mouth of the Chesapeake, he then began his survey, finally entering the Delaware Bay. Hudson would eventually explore the region around the modern New York metropolitan area, including what is now the Hudson River.
Archives for September 2017
SWIMMING ADVISORY LIFTED FOR CAPE CHARLES BEACH
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) his lifted the swimming advisory for Cape Charles Beach. Beach Monitoring results from the re-samples collected from the Cape Charles Beach on August 31, 2017, met the state water quality standards, and the Swimming Advisory has been lifted.
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