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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. 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 ...

  4. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Norfolk (locally / ˈ n ɔːr f ʊ k / ⓘ 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 96th-most populous city in the nation. [4]

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    1935 - Norfolk Unit of Virginia State University opens. In 1969, it became Norfolk State College and a university in 1979. 1936 - Foreman Field, a multi-purpose stadium, opens at Old Dominion University. 1938 - Norfolk Municipal Airport [19] and Norfolk Azalea Garden open. 1939 - Granby High School opens.

  8. 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 ...

  9. Category:History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, Virginia; Norfolk College for Young Ladies; Norfolk County, Virginia; Norfolk State University; Norfolk Terminal Station; Norfolk, Virginia, Bicentennial half dollar; 1827 North Carolina hurricane