You've probably driven through Kempsville a hundred times without realizing the sheer volume of Revolutionary War history buried beneath your tires. pplpod unearths the hidden past of Kempsville, Virginia, tracing its transformation from a bustling 17th-century colonial shipping hub to a battleground for American independence to the epitome of 1960s suburban sprawl. Explore Kemps Landing, the site of some of Virginia's first Revolutionary War casualties, and discover Lord Dunmore's loyalist stronghold—all now paved over by shopping centers and subdivisions. This deep dive examines the panicked 1812 road trip to save county records, the explosive suburban development that buried 18th-century architecture, and how modern Virginia B ...