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  2. National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk ...

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    Location of Norfolk in Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be ...

  3. History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The history of Norfolk, Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636. The city was named after the English county of Norfolk [1] [2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. . The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it was soon rebu

  4. Francis Blomefield - Wikipedia

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    The likeness of Blomefield depicted in the form of the astronomer John Flamsteed, whom he was said to resemble, 1805 [note 1]. Rev. Francis Blomefield (23 July 1705 – 16 January 1752), FSA, Rector of Fersfield in Norfolk, was an English antiquarian who wrote a county history of Norfolk: An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk.

  5. Category : National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk ...

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    Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia" The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Category:History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk, Virginia (63 P) Pages in category "History of Norfolk, Virginia" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.

  7. Sewell's Point - Wikipedia

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    Sewells Point is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States, located at the mouth of the salt-water port of Hampton Roads.Sewells Point is bordered by water on three sides, with Willoughby Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and the Lafayette River to the south.

  8. Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    2010 - Population: 242,803 in city; 1,676,822 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2011 - Tide Light Rail system begins; Monticello and NSU stations open. 2015 - USA Discounters files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia

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    Map of Virginia. Buildings, sites, districts, and objects in Virginia listed on the National Register of Historic Places: . As of September 18, 2017, there are 3,027 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in all 95 Virginia counties and 37 of the 38 independent cities, including 120 National Historic Landmarks and National Historic Landmark Districts, four ...