Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Where is Norfolk, Virginia, USA? Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east.Wikipedia
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Ocean View, near Norfolk, Va. Showing Casino Grounds and Leap the Dips.
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Granby Street, Looking South, Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Hotel Fairfax, Norfolk, Virginia
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1749 - Storm alters Virginia shoreline
A hurricane destroys Fort George, site of present Fort Monroe, Va., and creates Willoughby Spit in...Read MORE...
A hurricane destroys Fort George, site of present Fort Monroe, Va., and creates Willoughby Spit in...Read MORE...
1868 - Two large ships are loading at Norfolk, Va., for Liverpool, being the first instance of direct trade since the war.St Joseph Herald
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April 18, 1868
Historic Postcards of Norfolk, VA
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1888 - On the 26th the peanut trust, with headquarters at Norfolk, Va., and controlling ninety per cent of the country's product, was dissolved.St Joseph Herald
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November 3, 1888
1889 - A rain-storm on the 6th at Norfolk, Va., submerged the lower portion of the city, causing a loss of $500,000 to business men.St Joseph Herald
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April 13, 1889
1892 - December 26-28 - An Atlantic coast storm produced a record 18.6 inches of snow at Norfolk, VA, including 17.7 inches in 24 hours.
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1902 - NORFOLK'S DISASTROUS FIRE - Virginia Town Suffered $500,000 Loss in Destruction of Main Hotel and Business BlockNORFOLK, Va., Jan. 31 — The Atlantic Hotel, the Columbia Office Building, which adjoined the...Read MORE...
1905 - NUMBER OF DEAD MAY BE NEAR A HUNDRED. Twelve Bodies Recovered and 75 or 80 Persons Missing in Virginia Wreck.Norfolk, Va., Aug 18 - So far only twelve known dead have been taken from the wreck of the Atlantic ...Read MORE...
1906
Norfolk, an independent city and principal seaport of Virginia, is situated on the right or N. bank ...Read MORE...
Norfolk, an independent city and principal seaport of Virginia, is situated on the right or N. bank ...Read MORE...
1907 - LUMBER PILES AND OIL TANKS SWEPT BY FIRESpark From a Locomotive Started Disastrous Conflagration
Burning Oil Covers Acres of...Read MORE...
1910 - November 14 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Vahistoryorb.com
November 14, 1910
1926 - 18 Firemen Injured Blaze Destroys Norfolk Warehouse Filled With Berry Crates.[By Associated Press]
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 31. - Eighteen firemen were injured, none very...Read MORE...
1931 - WATERFRONT FIRE CAUSES DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT $3,000,000NORFOLK, Va., June 8. - (AP) - Norfolk spent last night fighting a three million dollar waterfront...Read MORE...
1933 - The Chesapeake-Potomac hurricane moved over Norfolk VA and Washington D.C.
A tide seven feet above normal flooded businesses in Norfolk, and damage in Maryland was estimated...Read MORE...
A tide seven feet above normal flooded businesses in Norfolk, and damage in Maryland was estimated...Read MORE...
1939 to 1940 - Aline Black and Melvin Austin go to court to secure equal pay for Black teachers in Norfolk, Virginia.
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1981 - December 28 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr born in Norfolk. She was the 1st American test tube baby. www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ virginia.html
December 28, 1981
2010 - 11 pirates indicted in Norfolk for attacks on U.S. Navy ships near Somalia
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Ancestors Who Were Born Here
 
Harold Eugene BLANKENSHIP
(August 26, 1919, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - February 11, 2006, Decatur, Georgia, USA)
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Elizabeth BURTON
(1658, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 1702, Arundel, Maryland, USA)
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George M. CHANDLER
(1836, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 10 March 1857, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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William H DAVIS
(1831, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 22 October 1856, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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Mary F. HAYNES
(1811, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 1 March 1856, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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Cornelius HOWARD
(1637, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 15 October 1680, Annapolis, Maryland, USA)
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Johnnie HOWELL
(26 October 1887, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 22 September 1929, Sebring, Florida, USA)
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Peter MALBONE
(10 February 1666, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 26 May 1738, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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William NEWTON
(7 December 1726, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 1782, , Virginia, USA)
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Robert Drake SCULL
(22 May 1924, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 3 November 1968, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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N. C. WHITEHEAD
(1791, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 21 July 1856, Norfolk, Virginia, USA)
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Georgianna WIDGEON
(1831, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - 26 May 1871, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst))
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Elizabeth WILLOUGHBY
(1635, Norfolk, Virginia, USA - April 1672, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA)
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Ancestors Who Died Here
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Ancestors Who Were Married Here
Cemeteries in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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