Before the 1920s, Chincoteague Island could only be accessed by boat. A rail line ran down from the north to the Eastern Shore hamlet of Franklin City on the Virginia/Maryland border. From there you could catch a side-wheeler to the island.
Islander John B. Whealton spearheaded a project to connect the island to the mainland via a causeway. Which opened in 1922, greatly changing the economy of this little fishing village
To the southwest, you have a very good view of the Wallops Idland Launch facility. The waters around you have supported generations through fishing, crabs, shelfish snd duck hunting. Two Revolutionary War forts were close by and during the American Civil War, a small naval enngagement occurred.