History
"The community of Belle Haven is situated just north of Exmore along a former stagecoach road. The community was settled by a man named Bell in the eighteenth century who constructed the first residence and a large oven from which he sold baked goods to passing travelers. The community was first called Bell’s Oven. It was bypassed by the railroad in the 1855; however its close proximity to a later transportation rail line, the 1884 Eastern Shore Railroad, as well as steamboat traffic, caused Belle Haven to develop into a bustling community. A small commercial district is located at the core of the district with the remaining, and majority of the districted comprised of residences. In addition to commercial buildings and residences, churches and cemeteries also are located in the community. Most of the structures were constructed from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. "
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