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> City of Chesapeake, Virginia > Government > City Symbol - The Blue Heron Project > The Serene Essence of Chesapeake
The Serene Essence of Chesapeake
Words and Ideas that have been used to describe
Chesapeake . . .
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All of these are true, and yet Chesapeake also has hotels, businesses, industry and much activity that might be missed at first glance.
We have rivers, marshes,
The Dismal Swamp and lakes.
The Citizen’s Symbol for Chesapeake committee took all of this and much more into consideration in making its decision and choice.
The icon embodies all
of these ideas and more.
For while the icon appears to be just standing there, it is hard at work -- busy, all of the time.
Peaceful, quiet, lovely, slow paced, BUT it is always hard at work -- which may go unnoticed.
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