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Captain John Smith landed on a part of Phoebus known as Strawberry Banks on the first voyage up the James River in 1607 . The area which became the Town of Phoebus was founded in 1609 as Mill Creek and was located on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads , directly across from Norfolk's Willoughby Spit . Originally created in 1634 as Elizabeth City Shire , one of eight Shire s created in colonial Virginia, Elizabeth City County was formed in 1643 . Old Point Comfort became the home of Fort Monroe , the oldest active duty fort in the nation. The Town of Phoebus was Roseland Farm until , Curry, Hope, and Mellen. When the town was incorporated in 1900 , it was named Phoebus in honor of its leading citizen, Harrison Phoebus . Elizabeth City County and the town of Phoebus agreed to be merged into the Independent City of Hampton in 1952 by voter referendum. REFERENCES SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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