Chesapeake facts for kids
Chesapeake may refer to:
- Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian
- The Chesapeake, a.k.a. Chesapeake Bay
- Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula
Populated places
In Virginia
- Chesapeake, Virginia, city
- Chesapeake City, a.k.a. Phoebus, Virginia
- Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia, unincorporated community
- Chesapeake colony, a.k.a. Jamestown, Virginia
In other U.S. states
- Chesapeake, Indiana, defunct
- Chesapeake, Missouri
- Chesapeake, Ohio
- Chesapeake, Tennessee, a neighborhood of Nashville
- Chesapeake, West Virginia
Ships
- United States lightship Chesapeake (LV-116), a lightvessel
- USS Chesapeake (1799), an American frigate captured by HMS Shannon in 1813
- USS Patapsco (1799), a sloop originally named USS Chesapeake but renamed in 1799 while still under construction
- USS Chesapeake (1898), a training ship renamed USS Severn on 15 June 1905
- USS Chesapeake (ID-3395), a freighter
- USS Chesapeake (AOT-5084)
- HMS Chesapeake (1855), a Royal Navy frigate
Other
- Chesapeake (band), a folk-rock/progressive bluegrass band from Maryland
- Chesapeake (novel), a novel published in 1978 by James Michener
- Chesapeake (train), a discontinued Amtrak train
- Chesapeake (album), the third full-length album by Rachael Yamagata
- Chesapeake Bay Retriever, a breed of dog
- Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with Van Sweringen railroad holdings
- Chesapeake Energy, an American publicly held producer of natural gas
- Chesapeake Energy Arena, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oklahoma City
- Chesapeake Utilities, an American energy services company focusing on distribution of natural gas and propane
- Chesapeake Mill, in Wickham, Hampshire, England, a building constructed from the timbers of the USS Chesapeake
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
- The Vought Chesapeake, British name for the United States built dive bomber, the Vought SB2U Vindicator
See also
In Spanish: Chesapeake para niños
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