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ESTATE ON THE WATER IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY VIRGINIA, ELEGANCE AT IT'S BEST!

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ESTATE ON THE WATER IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY VIRGINIA, ELEGANCE AT IT'S BEST!

By: Elaine VonCannon, ABR, SRES, Notary, Property Manager, Team Leader, REALTOR

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, Absolutely Astounding Views from every window. Panoramic wonderful scenes of Severn Rivers & the Mobjack Bay. Endless views, osprey, wild life abound. An entire point of untouched land makes this home seem almost dream-like. Granite counter tops, gourmet kitchen, beautiful wood floors, high ceilings, spacious rooms leading one to another, an elevator to take you from ground up. Pier Deep water WITH MLW (6+ Ft), Navigable, Pier/Dock, River Front, boat slip. Home cannot be seen from road. Driveway is private. Built in 2002, with 4,515 sq. ft. of marvelous living space. This home has 4 plus fireplaces, 3 car attached garage and sits on 53.71 acres. Visit my web sites for more information and details on properties, www.voncannonrealestate.com or www.estatesinvirginia.com. Contact me at 757-288-4685.

Gloucester is a county of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. Formed in 1651 in the Virginia Colony, it was named for Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King Charles I of Great Britain. Located in the Middle Peninsula region, it borders the York River and the lower Chesapeake Bay. It is about 75 miles east of Virginia's capitol, Richmond. As of the 2000 census, the population was 34,780.

Gloucester is steeped in history of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. It was the site of Werowocomoco, a capital of the Native American group known as the Powhatan Confederacy. It was home to members of early First Families of Virginia and important colonial leaders leading up to the American Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson is said to have composed much of his early work for Virginia and colonial independence at Rosewell Plantation overlooking the York River, then the home of his close friend and fellow student in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary, John Page. From one of the First Families of Virginia, John Page himself was a famous patriot serving as both Governor of Virginia and in the U.S. Congress; Gloucester County Public Schools named Page Middle School in his honor. As the war came to a conclusion at Yorktown directly across from Gloucester Point, the county almost served as the escape route for the British land forces led by General Cornwallis. A French effort kept British naval forces from assisting him.

Long the domain of Virginia watermen and its fishing industries, Gloucester County is also rich in farmland. It is home to two Starbucks, a Walmart as well as several smaller companies and a regional, family-owned chain of supermarkets which contribute to its small town, friendly, southern atmosphere, such as the stores around the main street area at the county seat, Gloucester Courthouse.

Despite the retention of rural and small-town aspects, Gloucester County and adjacent Mathews County are also considered a portion of the greater Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia, linked by the George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge a toll facility across the York River carrying U.S. Route 17 to the Virginia Peninsula area. The zip code is 23061, and the telephone area code 804. Gloucester County is also referred to as the daffodil capitol of the world, and features an annual daffodil parade.

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