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Article: REGIONALISM HAMPTON ROADS NEEDS NAME; HAMPTON ROADS WILL DO.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 22, 1997
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Byline: Patrick Lackey
The debate over what to call this region, once thought settled, has resumed.
Three hard facts of life spring to mind.
1. This region needs a name if it is to be marketed to the rest of the nation and the world. We can hardly cooperate to lure tourists, industrialists and other moneyed people here if ``here'' has no name.
2. Virginia Beach, by virtue of its size and readiness to go it alone, has veto power in choosing a regional name.
3. The name Hampton Roads has been acceptable to Virginia Beach and other localities in the region for many years.
To say the least, the regional name Greater ...