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Title: The tidewater cities of Hampton Roads, Virginia, your hosts for 1907, 1607-1907, the Jamestown exposition
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
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Publisher: (St. Louis, Mo.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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years the United StatesWeather Bureau gives an average sum-mer temperature of 77.4; an autumntemperature of 60.4; a mean average of69 degrees Fahrenheit. The delightful cli-mate is due chiefly to its geographical location,having the advantages of ocean breezes and amost intricate series of inland water courses,bays and rivers. Population. The population of the Tidewater cities ofVirginia is cosmopolitan, due largely to itsincrease in population from the immigrationof progressive settlers, home-builders andinvestors, who are rapidly adding to thewealth and importance of the communities.The gain in population during the last decadewas over 100 per cent and nearly 300 percent in the last twenty years. The popula-tion of the Exposition Cities in 1900 was185,000. A careful estimate and censusrecently made by the commercial and civicorganizations indicate an increase of fullyone-third in the last six years, so that thepresent number of inhabitants is no doubt inexcess of 250,000 persons. 23
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Geographical Position, The Jamestown Exposition will be locatedmid distant between tlie extreme of northand couth on the Atlantic Coast The seg-ment of a circle with a 515 mile radiut;shows that there are 21,000,000 peoplf;within this distance of the Exposition; whilea circle having- a 525 mile radius shows39,000,000, or more than half the pop-ulation of the United States. The formei-^distance is twelve hours ride—^the latter^twenty-four. This density of immediatf-population, combined . with the excellenttransportation facilities both^ by land and!water, will render the exposition cities ac-cessible to a l&,rger number of people thaEany previous exposition site. Site of the Exposition, Within twenty minutes* ride of the cities oiNorfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hamp«^ton and Old Point Comfort. Is reached bfexcellent trolley lines and water craft ofevery description. Beautiful boulevarddrives add to ease of access to the grounds Transportation Facilities, ^The Jamestown Exposi

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