Lago Mar (sometimes spelled Lagomar or LagoMar ) is the neighborhood at the northern end of Currituck Sound in the Princess Anne area of ​​southeastern Virginia Beach. , Virginia, United States. The name translated from Spanish to English means "lake" and "ocean". It comes from its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Inlet Brinson (originally known as "Salt Pond" and then "Lake Tecumseh"), as well as from the neighboring community of Ocean Lakes. The names of the roads in Lago Mar also come from Spain with the notable exception of Atwoodtown, which was the area called before it was renamed in the 1960s. Today, neighboring communities of Ashby's Bridge, Lotus Creek, Mirasol, Parkway Estates, and parts of Sigma are sometimes included in Lago Mar, primarily for real estate or demographic purposes.
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Geography
Lago Mar is located between Nimmo Road and Sandbridge Road near Sandbridge in southern Virginia Beach. Sandbridge Road, which forms the southern border of Lago Mar, is currently the only public road to access the northern edge of the Currituck Banks Peninsula. Head east on Sandbridge Road, Lago Mar is the last neighborhood before entering Sandbridge itself, making Lago Mar "The Gateway to Virginia's Outer Banks". This street is also part of Virginia Beach's "Green Line", which is the limit for urban growth. Thus Lago Mar is located where urban comfort transitions to rural and agricultural forests in the south.
To the west is the Red Mill Farms area of ​​Princess Anne, which includes the Red Mill Commons shopping complex. To the north are Scopus Marsh and Lake Tecumseh, and beyond that the Ocean Lakes neighborhood and the Navy Training Support Center at Dam Neck. In the south lies Back Bay, an area known as Sigma and the historic village of Pungo. The Back Bay National Reserve Wildlife Reserve is bordered by the east, and there are plans to expand the Nimmo Trail through the protection that gives cyclists and pedestrian access between Lago Mar and Sandbridge Beach.
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History
The land that is currently composed of Lago Mar is inhabited at least as early as the late 1700s. A grave site on the Nimmo Trail marks the resting place of the three "Stone Brothers" that live around the turn of the 19th century. Settlers are around early earlier, because Lago Mar is located on the edge of "Muddy Creek" (now known as Ashville Bridge Creek), where the famous "Witch Pungo" lived in the late 1600s until his death. around 1740.
The Lago Mar Community was founded by John Aragona, a successful developer in Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach during the 1950s-70s. He is responsible for developing most of the city, including Diamond Springs, Aragona Village, and Princess Anne Plaza just to name a few. But for his own home, he bought an 800-acre subdivision between the Beaches and Sandbridge districts. He named it Lago Mar, with the aim of building a "luxury mansion to rest in a state setting". He built a canal where he built a Spanish-style house in 1968.
The canal was originally intended to expand into the Atlantic Ocean, making Lago Mar very similar to its youthful neighborhood in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. However, the Army Corps of Engineers will not allow it beyond Ashville Bridge Creek, thus extending the trip to the Atlantic by boat from 2 short miles to a much longer trip through Oregon Inlet 75 miles to the south. The Corps represent the Back Bay National Wildlife Reserve, which has spent years and a lot of funds to create freshwater ecosystems largely in the years since the closure of several northern holes between the Ocean and the Sound.
The founder of Lago Mar died in 1977, but his descendants also became successful entrepreneurs in the area. They continue their legacy as a developer and also enjoy success as a sponsor and promoter in the world of Beach music. The development of Lago Mar is sold to Aragona's business partner, Edward Garcia Jr., to be operated by False Cape Enterprises. Aragona's original house on the canal still stands on 5 hectares of land on Entrada Drive. To this day, Lago Mar maintains the personality of "as much connected to water as its canal is to Back Bay".
Education and demography
When Princess Anne County officially became the City of Virginia Beach in 1963, it was divided into seven regions. Lago Mar is in an area formerly known as Princess Anne Borough. In the late 1990s, the city replaced the district with seven District Boards. Lago Mar in District 7, known as the Princess Anne District. This district consists of the entire southern part of the city, and is currently represented in the city council by Barbara Henley.
The Nimmo Trail serves as a dividing line for the school district and electoral district. The Lago Mar section north of the Nimmo Trail is also known as Lago Mar Back Bay. Lago Mar is represented by two electoral districts. Sigma Precinct 31 includes Lago Mar on the southern Nimmo Trail as well as Sigma and Sandbridge. Lago Mar on the north of the Nimmo Trail is included along with the Ocean Lakes and Dam Neck section at Culver Precinct 63.
Public school students in the area attended Red Mill Primary School and Princess Anne Secondary School before moving to Kellam (Lago Mar on the southern Nimmo Trail) or Ocean Lakes High School (Lago Mar Back Bay).
With over 43% of the population reporting their highest level of education to enter a bachelor's degree, and 23.2% after earning a college degree, Lago Mar is a highly educated community. It is not surprising that nearly 34 percent of its inhabitants earn more than $ 150,000 per year, making Lago Mar the "upper middle class neighborhood"
At the 2010 census, there were more than 2300 residents, of which 92% were Caucasian, 3 percent Asian and 3 percent were African-American. About 97% of the inhabitants of Lago Mar are homeowners.
Recreation
Most of the Lago Mar is built around Ashville Bridge Creek, which is the backbone of the Back Bay and is influenced by currents driven by the same wind. The entire area is in the Back Bay basin (which is only a fraction of the larger Albemarle watershed according to the US Environmental Protection Agency).
In addition to the border of the Wildlife Sanctuary, Lago Mar has three family parks within its borders where residents can enjoy a playground, picnic or tennis court. Cycling, jogging, and walking are other common activities on the Nimmo Trail and "Lago Mar Loop." Many residents often visit the local Hell's Point Golf Club, located at the southeastern edge of the neighborhood. Golf carts are permitted to drive on all roads in Lago Mar on the southern Nimmo Trail.
The Civic League community sponsors several annual events, including the 4th of July parade and picnic as well as the Oktoberfest picnic. Many residents are involved or enjoy attending regional festivals, including the famous Pungo Strawberry Festival, the annual Peach Festival on nearby Knotts Island and the Neptune Festival on Oceanfront.
Climate and vegetation
Like most areas of the Southeastern United States, the Lago Mar community in Virginia Beach has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by relatively light short winters and long, hot, humid summers. Especially as it is close to the Atlantic Ocean and the location to the south of the Chesapeake Bay, temperatures are more moderate than land, with warmer winters and with little or no snow.
Every year, the inhabitants of Lago Mar can expect about 3 and a half inches of snow (though many years can pass without measurable snow) and about 55Ã, inch rain. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, but the wettest season is summer, and the driest season is winter. The average annual high temperature is 71 Â ° F (22 Â ° C) and the average low temperature is 55 Â ° F (13 Â ° C). During the average year, the extremes are 100 ° C (38 ° C) to be the warmest, and 18 ° F (-8 ° C) is the coldest.
High temperatures above 86Ã, Â ° F (30Ã, Â ° C) total 84 times during the year on average, and 90 Â ° F averaging 47 times. Residents can also expect frost temperatures about 27 times a year, with December 5 and March 6 being the first and last average freezing dates. The average date with the possibility of a hard freeze (28 ° F or below) is December 23 to February 19. The average date with the possibility of ice (36 Â ° F or below) is November 22 to March 26, giving Lago Mar an average growing season of 240 days or more.
Lago Mar is in the USDA 8 harsh zones, Sunset 31 climate zones (Gulf Coast and Southeast Coast Plains Interiors), and AHS Heat Zone 7. Most of the Lago Mar are in Ecoregion 63d (Virgin Islands Barrier and Marsek Coast) except for a small angle at southwest of 63b (Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes). The National Gardening Association lists Lago Mar in the Lower South region.
A wide variety of plants thrive here and can be seen growing throughout the environment, including Camelia, Oleander, Azalea and Gardenias. The trees in propagation include Sabal, Pindo, and palm trees, hard bananas and hard oranges, persimmons, tree flowers, cherry blossoms, and various fig trees. Natives include several varieties of magnolia and other bays, Loblolly pine, living oak, myrtle candles, balding pine trees, sweetgum, and many other native plants. Many of the Lago Mar are well established and there are plants that bloom throughout the year.
Many animal species make their homes in coastal and forest swamps in and around Lago Mar. This is the northernmost known location for hummingbirds covered in Ruby and Monarch butterflies that have passed winter on the East Coast of the United States.
References
External links
- Lago Mar Civic League
- Lago Mar Weather
- Virginia Beach City
- Tourism
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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