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Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691. After the American Civil War , for a period of about 100 years, portions of Norfolk County were lost and the territory of the county reduced as they were annexed by the independent and growing cities of Norfolk , Portsmouth ...
Located near the waterfront in downtown Norfolk, the Owen B. Pickett U.S. Custom House is a testimony to the importance of commerce and trade in the city. The activities of the Norfolk Customs Service, one of the inaugural Customs offices in the nation, were initially located in various rented quarters until an official U.S. Custom House was ...
Lower Norfolk County is a long-extinct county which was organized in colonial Virginia, operating from 1637 until 1691. New Norfolk County was formed in 1636 from Elizabeth City Shire , one of the eight original shires (or counties ) formed in 1634 in the colony of Virginia by direction of the King of England.
Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building. It measures 78 feet wide by 57 feet deep.
During the War of 1812, the federal government built the Craney Island Fort as part of the second system of US fortifications. It was completed in early 1813. It was completed in early 1813. The fort had a mile-long earthwork connecting the main seven-gun battery in the southeast with an outer battery and blockhouse in the northwest.
NORFOLK — The City Council voted Tuesday to add a new property to its portfolio, a nearly 4-acre parcel currently owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. City documents ...
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The number of Norfolk County home sales plummeted 71.9% from March 2023 to March 2024, newly released data from Realtor.com shows.. The number of sales in March fell from 1,688 to 474 in Norfolk ...