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On October 12, 1758, Norfolk was incorporated, and the business of civic life began in earnest. In one of the first actions the town took following its incorporation, villagers voted to build a meeting house and hire a preacher.
Norfolk was incorporated in 1705 and re-chartered as a borough in 1736. In 1753, Lt. Governor Robert Dinwiddie presented the growing city of 4,000 with a 41-inch (1,000 mm) long, 104 ounce silver mace. The mace was a symbol of royal authority and is currently displayed in the Chrysler Museum of Art.
Norfolk ( / ˈnɔːrfək / NOR-fək) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich . The county has an area of 2,074 sq mi (5,370 km 2 ...
1838 - Wilkes Expedition sails from Norfolk to explore southern Pacific and Antarctica. 1839 - Prince Louis Napoleon visits Norfolk. 1841 - Norfolk Academy building completed (present Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce). 1845 -- Norfolk incorporated as a City. 1847 -- Cornerstone of City Hall (now MacArthur Memorial) laid.
The town was incorporated in 1705 and rechartered as a borough in 1736. For several decades the building of homes, farms, and businesses continued throughout the area, and Norfolk developed into a center for West Indies trade and the shipping of export products from the plantations of Virginia and the Carolinas.
Norfolk Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Norfolk, Virginia. 967 likes · 124 talking about this · 3 were here. The Links, Incorporated is an international, not-for-profit corporation, established...
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