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Whaleyville, Virginia : ウィキペディア英語版 | Whaleyville, Virginia
Whaleyville, Virginia is a former incorporated town 〔http://dls.state.va.us/lrc/charters/SUFFOLK.pdf〕 which was located in southern Nansemond County, Virginia. It is located midway between the former county seat at downtown Suffolk and the North Carolina border along U.S. Route 13. Whaleyville is now a community within Virginia's largest independent city in land area. Suffolk, Virginia is part of the region popularly known as Hampton Roads. However, Whaleyville strives to maintain small town values. Whaleyville is represented on Suffolk City Council by Council Member Curtis R. Milteer, Sr. ==Naming== Whaleyville was named for another town of the same name, Whaleyville, Maryland, located on the Delmarva Peninsula north of Virginia's Eastern Shore. There, Seth Mitchell Whaley (1821–1901) was born and grew up. He was active in the lumber mill business in Maryland.〔()〕
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