• The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. 1682 - Norfolk Town founded. 1728 - Norfolk Academy chartered...
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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 and was formally incorporated...
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    Fort Norfolk is a historic fort and national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. With the original buildings having been built between 1795...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Richmond, Virginia, United States Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Great Indian Warpath...
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    Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) is a large academic hospital, which serves as the primary teaching institution for the adjacent Eastern Virginia Medical...
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    Norfolk Scope is a multi-function complex in Norfolk, Virginia, comprising the 11,000-seat Scope Arena, a 2,500-seat theater known as Chrysler Hall, a...
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    an independent city in southeastern Virginia, United States. It lies across the Elizabeth River from Norfolk. As of the 2020 census, the population was...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA. 1607 - English colonists land on beach. 1639 - Lynnhaven Parish...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, USA. 1749 – Alexandria founded. 1752 – Carlyle House (residence) built...
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  • received a combined settlement of $4.9 million from the City of Norfolk and $3.5 million from the Commonwealth of Virginia for their wrongful convictions...
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  • and Norfolk based on economic impact are the region's cargo ports. Headquartered in Norfolk, the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) is a Commonwealth of Virginia...
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    This is a timeline of women's suffrage in Virginia. While there were some very early efforts to support women's suffrage in Virginia, most of the activism...
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  • Located in the southeastern corner of the state, Norfolk is economically and culturally important to Virginia. A variety of transportation modes have developed...
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    (1604–1640) of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England is one of the earliest Englishmen to settle in this area, which was developed as Virginia Beach. At the age of 18...
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    in Virginia during the Woodland Period and later prior to the arrival of the English settlers in 1607. They occupied an area which is now the Norfolk, Portsmouth...
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    headquarters to Norfolk, Virginia, and in 2015 moved out of its downtown Roanoke office building. On May 18, 2020, after 139 years of production, Norfolk Southern...
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  • Mason Andrews (category Mayors of Norfolk, Virginia)
    Mason Cooke Andrews (April 19, 1919, in Norfolk, Virginia – October 13, 2006, in Norfolk, Virginia) was a Virginia politician and physician, known for delivering...
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    a gateway to Norfolk and Portsmouth, Suffolk became a major rail interchange point, served at one time or another by many of Virginia's railroads. Before...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) of McLean, Virginia, USA. c. 1400 - Land...
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    Democratic) Elections in Virginia Political party strength in Virginia Government of Virginia Timeline of Virginia Beach, Virginia Fernandes, Deirdre (November...
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    Hampton, Virginia History of Norfolk, Virginia and Timeline History of Virginia Beach and Timeline History of Williamsburg, Virginia See "Hampton Roads Conference"...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the census-designated place (CDP) of Great Falls, Virginia, USA. c. 1400 - Land inhabited by indigenous...
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    Roads metropolitan area has a population of 1.6 million. Its service area consists of the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, Hampton...
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  • The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hampton, Virginia, United States. 1607 - April 30: European settlers arrive at Old Point Comfort...
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    County, West Virginia, United States. The coal mine in Coalwood reached its peak in the 1950s and ceased production on October 1, 1986. As of the 1990 census—the...
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  • Massive resistance (category History of racism in Virginia)
    the Virginia Supreme Court and a special three-judge panel of federal district judges from the Eastern District of Virginia, sitting at Norfolk, declared...
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  • LLC (a spinoff of Landmark Communications, Inc.) is a privately held technology company headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia. The Norfolk Landmark was established...
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  • (formerly Virginia Suffrage Society) formed in 1893. Virginia Branch of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage formed in 1915. Pauline Adams (Norfolk). Lillie...
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    incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,090 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical...
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  • Timeline of the War of 1812 is a chronology of the War of 1812, including a list of battles. The War of 1812 was fought in four major theaters: the Atlantic...
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