Chesapeake

Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 222,209. It is the third most populous city in Virginia. It is 203 miles south of Arlington. Chesapeake is a diverse city in which a few urban areas are located; it also has many square miles of protected farmland, forests, and wetlands, including a substantial portion of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

It was once home to the Nicholas family. Edward and Denise Nicholas moved here in 1889, the year after they married, along with their son William. Their two daughters Molly and Amy were born in this city.