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  2. 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

  3. Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1853 - "Negro free school" [2] and Elmwood Cemetery established. 1854 - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery established. 1855. Yellow fever outbreak; over 3,000 people die. [1] Hospital of St. Vincent de Paul is founded in response to the yellow fever epidemic. It is Norfolk's first civilian and public hospital.

  4. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk (locally / ˈnɔːrfʊk / ⓘ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. [4] Norfolk holds a strategic position ...

  5. Norfolk City Hall - Wikipedia

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    March 16, 1972. Designated VLR. November 16, 1971 [2] Norfolk City Hall, also known as the MacArthur Memorial, is a historic city hall located at Norfolk, Virginia. It was built in 1847, and is a two-story, stuccoed and granite faced, temple-form building measuring 80 feet (24 m) by 60 feet (18 m). It features a front portico supported by six ...

  6. Kenny Alexander - Wikipedia

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    Kenny Alexander. Kenneth Cooper Alexander (born October 17, 1966) [1] is an American politician currently serving as mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. Alexander also serves as chancellor for twenty career colleges which includes: [2] (i) Centura College; [3] a healthcare, business, and skilled trade programs school with four campuses in Hampton Roads ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center - Wikipedia

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    DePaul is the oldest Catholic public hospital in Virginia. [5] In 1996, the Sisters of Bon Secours extended the Daughters of Charity ministry by assuming the sponsorship for DePaul. On March 31, 2021, DePaul Medical Center was permanently closed to Acute care services. Many services were transferred to Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth ...

  9. Burning of Norfolk - Wikipedia

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    The Burning of Norfolk was an incident that occurred on January 1, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. British Royal Navy ships in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia, began shelling the town, and landing parties came ashore to burn specific properties. The town, whose significantly Loyalist population had fled, was occupied by Patriot ...