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695Eventually Powellton switched back to its previous name, Wachapreague, due to mix-ups with another town of similar name.</p> 696</div> 697</div> 698</div> 699</div> 700<div class="col sqs-col-4 span-4"> 701<div id="block-yui_3_17_2_49_1464884949680_22626" class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text"> 702<div class="sqs-block-content"> 703<div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content=""> 704<h3>Wachapreague Hotel</h3> 705<p>What really put Wachapreague on the map was the Wachapreague Hotel built in 1902 by A. H. G. Mears. It was one of the largest hostelries ever opened on the Shore and attracted hunters and fishers from all over the country which provided work for charter boats and guides.</p> 706<p>This landmark hub of the local economy burned in 1978. After World War II, the charter fishing business began to decline due to the introduction of affordable, trailer-able boats.</p> 707<h3>Today</h3> 708<p>The town still enjoys it’s fishing village atmosphere keeping true to Wachapreague’s roots of a working waterfront. Tourism thrives as well as marinas, commercial fishing, seafood processing and an annual summer carnival.</p> 709<p> </p> 710</div> 711</div> 712</div> 713</div> 714</div> 715<hr /> 716<div class="table-responsive"><table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse;"> 717<tbody> 718<tr> 719<td style="width: 23.0851%;"><img class="img-fluid" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="https://wachapreague.org/images/images_mi/mi_730_KirkMarinerThenandnow_1352902479_5736.jpg" width="152" height="239" /></td> 720<td style="width: 76.9149%;"> 721<p><span style="font-family: Poppins, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', 'Liberation Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px;">Read more about the History of Wachapreague in this book "Wachapreague, Virginia: Then and Now” by local historian, Kirk Mariner. Copies may be found in used bookstores.</span></p> 722<p><span style="font-family: Poppins, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', 'Liberation Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px;"></span></p> 723<p><span style="font-family: Poppins, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', 'Liberation Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px;">The Town Charter can be found at <a href="https://law.lis.virginia.gov/charters/wachapreague/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here</a></span></p> 724</td> 725</tr> 726</tbody> 727</table></div><!-- Images on Page (10002) --><!-- Related Documents (10003) --><!-- no documents --> 728 </main> 729 730 <aside role="complementary" id="sidebar" class="col-lg-4 order-lg-1 bg-gray-100" aria-label="section navigation and additional information"> 731 732 <h2 id="comp_nav_header" class="font-family-base text-20 text-uppercase font-weight-normal"> 733 <span class="visually-hidden">Navigation for section</span> Community 734 </h2> 735 <nav aria-labelledby="comp_nav_header"> 736 <ul class="sidebar-menu"> 737<li class="nav-item"><a href="/about-us" class="active" aria-current="page">About Us</a> 738</li> 739<li class="nav-item"><a href="/recent-news" >Recent News</a> 740</li> 741<li class="nav-item"><a href="/calendar-of-events" >Calendar of Events</a> 742</li> 743<li class="nav-item"><a href="/historic-district" >Historic District</a> 744</li> 745<li class="nav-item"><a href="/parks-and-recreation" >Parks & Recreation</a> 746</li> 747<li class="nav-item"><a href="/schools" >Schools</a> 748</li> 749<li class="nav-item"><a href="/post-office" >Post Office</a> 750</li> 751<li class="nav-item"><a href="/worship" >Worship</a> 752</li> 753<li class="nav-item"><a href="/newsletters" >Newsletters</a> 754</li> 755</ul> 756</nav> 757 758 759 </aside> 760 </div> 761</div> 762 763 764<section role="region" id="section_subscribe" class="callout-subscribe my-5" aria-labelledby="section_subscribe_header"> 765 <div class="container"> 766 <div class="card"> 767 <div class="card-body text-center text-white"> 768 <h2 id="section_subscribe_header" class="text-white">Stay Informed</h2> 769 <p>
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