Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
-
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.
Prior to 19th century
- 1682 - Norfolk Town founded.[1]
- 1728 - Norfolk Academy chartered.
- 1736 - Town of Norfolk attains borough status.[2]
- 1739 - Saint Paul's Episcopal Church built.
- 1767 - Gosport Shipyard established near Norfolk.
- 1776 - January 1: Burning of Norfolk.[2]}[3]
- 1790 - Population: 2,959.[4]
- 1795 - Fort Norfolk built.
- 1799 - Fire.[2]
19th century
- 1804 - Female Orphan Society founded.[2]
- 1819 - U.S. Customhouse built.[2]
- 1828 - Christ Church built.
- 1845 - Norfolk attains city status.[2]
- 1850
- Norfolk Courthouse built.[2]
- Freemason Street Baptist Church dedicated.
- 1853 - "Negro free school"[2] and Elmwood Cemetery established.
- 1854 - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery established.
- 1855 - Yellow fever outbreak.[1]
- 1857 - U.S. Customhouse built on Main Street.[2]
- 1858
- Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad laid out.[2]
- Basilica of Saint Mary built.
- 1862 - May 10: Union forces in power.[2][5]
- 1865 - Colored Monitor Union Club formed.[6]
- 1870 - Norfolk Library Association founded.[7]
- 1873 - West Point Cemetery established.
- 1875 - Masonic Temple built.[2]
- 1877 - Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange incorporated.[8]
- 1887 - Brambleton becomes part of Norfolk.[9]
- 1888 - St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church built.
- 1890
- 1894 - Norfolk Daily Pilot newspaper begins publication.[10]
- 1898 - Monticello Hotel in business.
20th century
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 1900
- Zoo opens.
- U.S. Post Office and Courts Building constructed.
- 1901 - Norfolk Journal and Guide newspaper in publication.[11]
- 1902 - Park Place becomes part of Norfolk.[9]
- 1904 - Freemason Street Library opens.[7]
- 1906 - Berkley becomes part of Norfolk.[1]
- 1907
- Jamestown Exposition held.[1]
- Confederate monument erected.[2]
- Monticello Arcade built.
- 1910
- Christ and St. Luke's Church built.
- Population: 67,452.[1]
- 1911 - Huntersville and Lambert's Point become part of Norfolk.[9]
- 1912 - Norfolk Terminal Station built.
- 1917 - U.S. Naval Operating Base[2] and NAACP branch[12] established.
- 1918 - Southern Bagging Company building constructed.
- 1919
- City-manager form of government adopted.[2]
- Attucks Theatre opens.
- 1921 - Virginia Beach Boulevard opens.
- 1922 - U.S. Marine Hospital built.[2]
- 1923 - Algonquin Park, Cottage Park, Edgewater, Kenilworth, Lafayette Annex, Lakewood, Larchmont, Lenox, Morning Side, Norfolk Naval Base, Ocean View (part), and Willoughby become part of city.[9]
- 1930 - College of William & Mary Norfolk Division established.
- 1932 - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse built.
- 1933 - Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences opens.[2]
- 1938 - Norfolk Municipal Airport[13] and Norfolk Azalia Garden open.
- 1940 - Norfolk Housing Authority created.[13]
- 1941 - Merrimack Park dedicated.[13]
- 1948 - Wilders Drive-In cinema in business.[14]
- 1952
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic headquartered in Norfolk.[13]
- Norfolk–Portsmouth Bridge–Tunnel opens.[13]
- WRAP-AM radio begins broadcasting.
- 1954 - Azalea Festival begins.[13]
- 1955 - Tanners Creek becomes part of city.[9]
- 1958 - Sister city program established with Moji, Japan.[13]
- 1959
- 1962 - Midtown Tunnel begins operating.
- 1965 - City Hall built.[13]
- 1966 - Virginia Wesleyan College opens.[13]
- 1967
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk Expressway begins operating.[13]
- Virginia National Bank built.
- 1969
- Norfolk State College active.[13]
- Econo-Travel motel in business.
- 1971 - Norfolk Scope conventional hall opens.[13]
- 1974 - Virginia Opera formed.
- 1983 - Waterside shopping centre in business.
- 1987 - Dominion Tower built.
- 1989 - Norfolk Southern Tower built.
- 1990 - Population: 261,229.[4]
- 1993
- Harbor Park stadium opens.
- Bobby Scott becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district.[16]
- 1994 - Paul D. Fraim becomes mayor.
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).[17][chronology citation needed]
- 1998 - Armed Forces Memorial dedicated.[13]
21st century
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- 2000 - Cinemark 18 (cinema) in business.[14]
- 2002 - 150 West Main Street built.
- 2003 - NATO Allied Command Transformation headquartered in Norfolk.
- 2010 - Population: 242,803.
See also
- History of Norfolk, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk, Virginia
- Timeline of Virginia[18][19]
- Other cities in Virginia
- Timeline of Alexandria, Virginia
- Timeline of Richmond, Virginia
- Timeline of Virginia Beach, Virginia
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Cite error: Invalid <references> tag; parameter "group" is allowed only.
<references />, or <references group="..." />Bibliography
- Published in the 19th century
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Published in the 20th century
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Thomas J. Wertenbaker. Norfolk, Historic Southern Port (Durham NC, 1931).
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norfolk, Virginia. |
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Items related to Norfolk, Virginia, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Federal Writers' Project 1941.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Chambers 1965.
- ↑ Hucles 1992.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lamb 1888.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 13.11 13.12 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Categories:
- Pages with reference errors
- Articles using small message boxes
- Articles lacking chronology/history sources
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016
- Commons category link is locally defined
- Years in Virginia
- History of Norfolk, Virginia
- Timelines of cities in the United States
- Virginia-related lists
