The Honorable William E. Ward & Dr. Rose Ward.

Ashley Smith (Miss Chesapeake).

Victoria Wallace and Lin Olsen.

Daughters of the American Revolution members Elaine Hutto and Cecile Budimier.

From left: Lin Olsen, Mayor Alan Krasnoff, Victoria Wallace, and Philip Dietz.

Char Bonawitz, Elaine Hutto, Marty Hutto.

Miss Chesapeake and William E. Ward.

Cecile Budimier, Elaine Hutto & Kitty Zaugg.

Durwood & Ginger Curling.

From left: Jeanne Ferrenoud, Joan Drill, Elaine Hutto, Fran Holden and Ann Maliniak dressed appropriately for the occasion.

Betty Grissom and Victoria Wallace

Waiting for the procession.

GBB&WHF President Bill Ward addressed the audience. With him on the podium is Sheriff John Newhart, Mayor Alan Krasnoff and Congressman Randy Forbes.

Shovels stood ready before the Groundbreaking.

Standing at attention.

Robert Grimes Jr.'s great, great, great grandfather, Peter Francisco, served in the Revolutionary War.

Mayor Alan Krasnoff with Chesapeake City Council Members.

Little Miss Chesapeake Cayden Gilbert with her mom, Joanne.

Members of the Great Bridge Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution in front of the memorial the DAR donated at the site of the visitor's center and park. From left: Joan Kanter, Ceci Budimier, Mary Jane Walters and Mary Lou Roberts.

Steve and Susan Beckwith