Buckroe Beach

Buckroe HISTORY: In 1620, Frenchman sent over to plant Mulberry trees and grape vines settled here. The name was taken from a place in England. Buckroe Beach is one of the oldest recreational areas in Virginia. In 1882, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway extended tracks to the area and was soon followed by a boarding house for summer visitors and a public bath house for tourists. In 1897, a local entrepreneur extended his electric trolley car line to Buckroe, opened a hotel, a pavilion for dancing and an amusement park. The area became the resort destination in the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries.