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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ6_the-customhouse-1859_Norfolk-VA.html
Construction of this customhouse began in 1852 and was completed in 1859, replacing an 1819 customhouse located at Water and Church Streets (now Waterside Drive and St. Paul's Boulevard). This building was designed by Ammi B. Young (1798-1874), th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ5_four-farthing-or-town-point_Norfolk-VA.html
Here at a cedar tree was the western limit of the fifty acres constituting the original town of Norfolk. The land was bought in 1682 as a port for lower Norfolk County from Nicholas Wise, Jr. for "tenn thousand pounds of tobacco and caske." It was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDVC_commercial-place_Norfolk-VA.html
When a survey was done in 1680 to lay out the town of Norfolk, one of the few streets shown was "the street that leadeth to the water side." The original location was just to the west of this site. It fanned out from Front (now Main) Street south …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDEU_ferries-to-portsmouth-and-berkley_Norfolk-VA.html
According to tradition, ferry service across the Elizabeth River was first established near this location in 1636 by Captain Adam Thoroughgood and operated by Lower Norfolk County. The earliest ferries were simply skiffs rowed by men. Later larger…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMB3M_uss-cole-ddg-67-memorial_Norfolk-VA.html
In lasting tribute to their honor, courage and commitment: Kenneth Eugene Clodfelter, 21Hull Maintenance Technician Second ClassMechanicsville, VA Richard Costelow, 35Chief Electronics Technician (Surface Warfare)Morrisville, PA Lakeina …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAPU_virginia-and-monitor_Norfolk-VA.html
Across Hampton Roads from this point the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimac) and the U.S.S. Monitor fought, March 9, 1862. This was the first combat between iron-clad vessels in the history of the world. After a severe engagement in which each vessel faile…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM37P_the-underground-railroad_Norfolk-VA.html
After northern states began abolishing slavery during the Revolutionary era, fugitives from throughout southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina started to escape by ship from the Norfolk waterfront. With luck and determination, many s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PQ_downtown-waterfront-revitalization_Norfolk-VA.html
In the 1950s the downtown waterfront contained an assortment of aging facilities-wharves, warehouses, rail lines, ship chandlers, tugboat operations, and ferry docks. The city of Norfolk made a significant decision. An area of downtown along the E…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PO_atlantic-intracoastal-waterway_Norfolk-VA.html
Off this point in the Elizabeth River is the zero mile buoy marking the beginning of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. In colonial times water transportation was the principal mode for moving cargo. The idea of a canal connecting the Elizabeth R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1PM_the-first-battle-of-ironclad-ships-1862_Norfolk-VA.html
On March 8, 1862 CSS Virginia steamed past this point (1) to a battle which would forever change naval warfare. This ship had previously been a Union steam frigate, USS Merrimack, which had been destroyed near the Gosport Navy Yard (2). Confederat…
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