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South Norfolk in Chesapeake, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

The South Norfolk Historic District

 
 
The South Norfolk Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022
1. The South Norfolk Historic District Marker
Inscription.
The South Norfolk
Historic District
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark

pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Board of Historic Resources

 
Erected by Virginia Board of Historic Resources.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places.
 
Location. 36° 48.557′ N, 76° 16.511′ W. Marker is in Chesapeake, Virginia. It is in South Norfolk. It can be reached from the intersection of Byrd Avenue and Chamberlain Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker located in the southeastern section of Lakeside Veterans Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1441 Bainbridge Blvd, Chesapeake VA 23324, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads, specifically in Coastal Virginia, and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the
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Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jordan Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Carl Moore Jordan (approx. 0.7 miles away); Construction and Opening (approx. 0.7 miles away); Wreck and Repair (approx. 0.7 miles away); Timeline of Bridge History (approx. 0.7 miles away); Urban Archaeology (approx. 1.4 miles away); Norfolk Naval Shipyard (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chesapeake.
 
Also see . . .  South Norfolk Historic District. Wikipedia (Submitted on February 2, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.) 
 
The South Norfolk Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 18, 2022
2. The South Norfolk Historic District Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 383 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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