Tour Overview
Explore the oldest continuously English-speaking settlement in the United States on this free guided walking tour of Downtown Hampton. For 60 minutes, you'll become an insider, as local Hamptonians lead you through their city streets - through 400 years of history.The Voice Behind the Tour
The tour's Host Narrator is John Quarstein, City Historian for Hampton. He's the author of several book on Virginia history, as well as a number of television documentaries.Along the way, you'll also hear from:
- Rev. Donna Mae Siderius, pastor at St. John's Church
- Gerome Meminger, Sr, Local Artist
- Michael Cobb, author and historian
- Bob Steele, The Cousteau Society
- Vanessa Thaxton Ward and Yuri Milligan, from Hampton University
- Star Mays, Downtown Hampton Development Partnership
- Herb Myers, Miss Hampton II Tour Boat
- Megan Steele, Virginia Air & Space Center
- Ross Kearney, Mayor
- Richard Gordon, Astronaut
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Site 1. IntroSite 11. The Cousteau Society
Site 14. Blackbeard's Point