Norfolk (locally /ˈnɔːrfʊk/ NOR-fuuk) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Norfolk had a population of 238,005, making...
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7706°N 76.4644°W / 36.7706; -76.4644 Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created...
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Hampton Roads (redirect from Virginia Beach – Norfolk – Newport News, VA–NC MSA)
southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina portions of the Tidewater Region. Comprising the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk, VA–NC, metropolitan...
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reorganized and renamed Norfolk and Western, a name perhaps taken from an 1850s charter application filed by citizens of Norfolk, Virginia. George Frederick...
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Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command...
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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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Waterside, is a festival marketplace on the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, opened June 1, 1983. While the Waterside Annex was demolished May...
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Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and...
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the boundaries of the independent city in Virginia, United States. It is owned and operated by the Norfolk Airport Authority: a bureau under the municipal...
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harbor area of Hampton Roads adjacent to the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, Chesapeake is located on the Atlantic Intracoastal...
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