Chesapeake often refers to: *

Chesapeake people The Chesepian or Chesapeake were a Native American tribe who inhabited the area now known as South Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. They occupied an area which is now the Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach areas. To t ...

, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian * The Chesapeake, a.k.a.

Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay ( ) is the largest estuary in the United States. The Bay is located in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region and is primarily separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Delmarva Peninsula (including the parts: the ...

Delmarva Peninsula The Delmarva Peninsula, or simply Delmarva, is a large peninsula and proposed state on the East Coast of the United States, occupied by the vast majority of the state of Delaware and parts of the Eastern Shore regions of Maryland and Virginia ...

, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to:

Populated places

In Virginia

Chesapeake, Virginia Chesapeake is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 249,422, it is the second-most populous independent city in Virginia, tenth-largest in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 90th ...

, city * Chesapeake City, a.k.a.

Phoebus, Virginia Phoebus (known as Chesapeake City from 1871-1899) is a formerly incorporated town located in Elizabeth City County on the Virginia Peninsula in eastern Virginia. Upon incorporation in 1900, it was named in honor of local businessman Harrison Phoebu ...

Chesapeake, Northampton County, Virginia Chesapeake is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, pr ...

, unincorporated community * Chesapeake colony, a.k.a.

Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...

In other U.S. states

Chesapeake, Indiana Chesapeake was the first town in Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana, Steuben Township, Warren County, Indiana, Warren County, Indiana, which was formed in 1834. It was located about two miles east of present-day town of Marshfield, Indiana, ...

, defunct *

Chesapeake, Missouri Chesapeake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lawrence County, Missouri, Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Route 174 (Missouri), Route 174, approximately five miles east of Mount Vernon, Missour ...

Chesapeake, Ohio Chesapeake is a village in Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The population was 691 at the 2020 census. It lies across the Ohio River from Huntington, West Virginia, at the mouth of Symmes Creek. A bridge across the Ohio River connects Ches ...

* Chesapeake, Tennessee, a neighborhood of

Nashville Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...

Chesapeake, West Virginia Chesapeake is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,336 at the 2020 census. The town is situated on the Kanawha River. Chesapeake was incorporated on November 1, 1948 as recorded in Book 67 Page 123-124 and ...

Schools

* Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County, Maryland * Chesapeake High School, Baltimore, Maryland *

Chesapeake College Chesapeake College is a public community college with its main campus in Wye Mills, Maryland and a satellite campus in Cambridge. It was the first regional community college in the state and serves the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorche ...

, public community college based in Wye Mills, Maryland

Ships

* United States lightship ''Chesapeake'' (LV-116), a lightvessel * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1799), an American frigate captured by HMS ''Shannon'' in 1813 * USS ''Patapsco'' (1799), a sloop originally named USS ''Chesapeake'' but renamed in 1799 while still under construction * USS ''Chesapeake'' (1898), a training ship renamed USS ''Severn'' on 15 June 1905 * USS ''Chesapeake'' (ID-3395), a freighter * USS ''Chesapeake'' (AOT-5084) * HMS ''Chesapeake'' (1855), a Royal Navy frigate * ''Chesapeake'' was a British ship launched in 1799 that in 1840 was sold to an American trading house at Canton, which named her ''Chesapeake'', and then sold her to the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

, which purchased her for the

Imperial Chinese Navy The Imperial Chinese Navy was the modern navy of the Qing dynasty of China established in 1875. An Imperial naval force in China first came into existence from 1132 during the Song dynasty and existed in some form until the end of the Qing dynasty ...

. The British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

destroyed her on 27 February 1841 during the

Battle of First Bar The Battle of First Bar was fought between British and Chinese forces at First Bar Island and its surrounding area in the Pearl River, Guangdong province, China, on 27 February 1841 during the First Opium War. Background On 21 February 1841, ...

at the onset of the

First Opium War The First Opium War (), also known as the Opium War or the Anglo-Sino War was a series of military engagements fought between Britain and the Qing dynasty of China between 1839 and 1842. The immediate issue was the Chinese enforcement of the ...

Music, entertainment, and books

Chesapeake (band) Chesapeake was an American bluegrass band formed in 1994 in Bethesda, Maryland as a direct offshoot from The Seldom Scene. History Mike Auldridge, T. Michael Coleman, and Moondi Klein, who played together in Seldom Scene in the mid '90's d ...

, a folk-rock/progressive bluegrass band from Maryland * ''Chesapeake'' (novel), a novel published in 1978 by James Michener * ''Chesapeake'' (album), the third full-length album by Rachael Yamagata *''

Chesapeake Shores ''Chesapeake Shores'' is a drama television series, based on the novel series of the same name by Sherryl Woods, produced by Chesapeake Shores Productions Inc in association with Borderline Distribution. The series had a two-hour premiere on the ...

'', Canadian/American television drama *''Chesapeake Shores'', novel series written by Sherryl Woods

Transportation

* ''Chesapeake'' (train), an Amtrak commuter service between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. * ''Chesapeake'' (train, 1994–1995), an Amtrak service between New York City and Richmond, Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P. Huntington, it reached from Virginia's capital city of Richmond t ...

, a former American railroad, operating from 1869 to 1972 in the state of Virginia *

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, abbreviated as the C&O Canal and occasionally called the "Grand Old Ditch," operated from 1831 until 1924 along the Potomac River between Washington, D.C. and Cumberland, Maryland. It replaced the Potomac Canal, wh ...

Chesapeake Bay Bridge The Chesapeake Bay Bridge (also known locally as the Bay Bridge) is a major twin bridges, dual-span bridge in the U.S. state of Maryland. Spanning the Chesapeake Bay, it connects the state's rural Eastern Shore of Maryland, Eastern Shore regio ...

, also known as the Bay Bridge, a bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay *

Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel The Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel (CBBT, officially the Lucius J. Kellam Jr. Bridge–Tunnel) is a bridge–tunnel that crosses the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay between Delmarva and Hampton Roads in the U.S. state of Virginia. It opened in 1 ...

, bridge-tunnel crossing the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay

Other

Chesapeake Bay Retriever The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a large breed of dog belonging to the retriever, gundog, and sporting breed groups. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century. Historically used by local market hunter ...

, a breed of dog *Chesapeake Corporation, a historical holding company associated with Van Sweringen railroad holdings *

Chesapeake Energy Chesapeake often refers to: *Chesapeake people, a Native American tribe also known as the Chesepian * The Chesapeake, a.k.a. Chesapeake Bay *Delmarva Peninsula, also known as the Chesapeake Peninsula Chesapeake may also refer to: Populated plac ...

, an American publicly held producer of natural gas *

Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

, a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Oklahoma City * Chesapeake Utilities, an American energy services company focusing on distribution of natural gas and propane *

Chesapeake Mill The Chesapeake Mill is a watermill in Wickham, Hampshire, England. The flour mill was constructed in 1820 using the timbers of HMS ''Chesapeake'', which had previously been the United States Navy frigate . The ''Chesapeake'' was attacked and bo ...

, in Wickham, Hampshire, England, a building constructed from the timbers of the USS Chesapeake *The Vought ''Chesapeake'', British name for the United States built dive bomber, the Vought

SB2U Vindicator The Vought SB2U Vindicator is an American carrier-based dive bomber developed for the United States Navy in the 1930s, the first monoplane in this role. Vindicators still remained in service at the time of the Battle of Midway, but by 1943, all h ...

* Hemoglobin Chesapeake, a special form of hemoglobin that causes

polycythemia Polycythemia (also known as polycythaemia) is a laboratory finding in which the hematocrit (the volume percentage of red blood cells in the blood) and/or hemoglobin concentration are increased in the blood. Polycythemia is sometimes called erythr ...