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Tidewater treasure

Jun 08

7:34 AM

Re 'Nothing's wrong with a regional name that has a sense of place,' Kerry Dougherty's column, June 8:

Why don't we bow to our native son, William Styron, and go with Tidewater, as in 'A Tidewater Morning'?

'A Hampton Roads Morning' brings visions of traffic jams rather than a cool, swampy and hazy day. Styron's mastery of words is indisputable. Let the masses accede to his expertise.

Thea Bohannon

Virginia Beach

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Hampton roads.

Submitted by sw36029 on Mon, 06/16/2008 at 12:46 am.

Hampton Roads is the area of water located at the southern end of the Chesapeake Bay.

It is all Water, No land at all.

Tidewater is a far better name for the area.

I like Tidewater too.

Submitted by Carolyn R on Sun, 06/15/2008 at 8:13 pm.

With all the demand for locations near water the name Tidewater would seem to sell itself. Hampton Roads makes me think the Hamptons in NY. I know Long Island is not far from water either but it just doesn't seem to carry the same allure.

Hampton Roads does carry a certain link to traffic in my mind.