Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia facts for kids
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States.
Prior to 19th century
- 1682 - Norfolk Town founded.
- 1728 - Norfolk Academy chartered.
- 1736 - Town of Norfolk attains borough status.
- 1739 - Saint Paul's Episcopal Church built.
- 1767 - Gosport Shipyard established near Norfolk.
- 1776 - January 1: Burning of Norfolk.}
- 1790 - Population: 2,959.
- 1795 - Fort Norfolk built.
- 1799 - Fire.
19th century
- 1804 - Female Orphan Society founded.
- 1819 - U.S. Customhouse built.
- 1828 - Christ Church built.
- 1840 - Population: 10,920.
- 1845 - Norfolk attains city status.
- 1848 - Norfolk Humane Association active.
- 1850
- Norfolk Courthouse built.
- Freemason Street Baptist Church dedicated.
- 1853 - "Negro free school" and Elmwood Cemetery established.
- 1854 - Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery established.
- 1855 - Yellow fever outbreak.
- 1857 - U.S. Customhouse built on Main Street.
- 1858
- Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad laid out.
- Basilica of Saint Mary built.
- 1862 - May 10: Union forces in power.
- 1865 - Colored Monitor Union Club formed.
- 1870 - Norfolk Library Association founded.
- 1873 - West Point Cemetery established.
- 1875 - Masonic Temple built.
- 1877 - Norfolk and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange incorporated.
- 1880 – Population: 21,966.
- 1887 - Brambleton becomes part of Norfolk.
- 1888 - St. John's African Methodist Episcopal Church built.
- 1890
- Atlantic City becomes part of Norfolk.
- Population: 34,871.
- 1894 - Norfolk Daily Pilot newspaper begins publication.
- 1898 - Monticello Hotel in business.
- 1900
- Zoo opens.
- U.S. Post Office and Courts Building constructed.
- Population: 34,871.
20th century
- 1901 - Norfolk Journal and Guide newspaper in publication.
- 1902 - Park Place becomes part of Norfolk.
- 1904 - Freemason Street Library opens.
- 1906 - Berkley becomes part of Norfolk.
- 1907
- Jamestown Exposition held.
- Confederate monument erected.
- Monticello Arcade built.
- 1910
- Christ and St. Luke's Church built.
- Population: 67,452.
- 1911 - Huntersville and Lambert's Point become part of Norfolk.
- 1912 - Norfolk Terminal Station built.
- 1917 - U.S. Naval Operating Base and NAACP branch established.
- 1918 - Southern Bagging Company building constructed.
- 1919
- City-manager form of government adopted.
- Attucks Theatre opens.
- 1920 – Population: 115,777.
- 1921 - Virginia Beach Boulevard opens.
- 1922 - U.S. Marine Hospital built.
- 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.
- 1930
- College of William & Mary Norfolk Division established.
- Population: 129,710.
- 1932 - U.S. Post Office and Courthouse built.
- 1933 - Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences opens.
- 1938 - Norfolk Municipal Airport and Norfolk Azalia Garden open.
- 1940 - Norfolk Housing Authority created.
- 1941 - Merrimack Park dedicated.
- 1948 - Wilders Drive-In cinema in business.
- 1952
- NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic headquartered in Norfolk.
- Norfolk–Portsmouth Bridge–Tunnel opens.
- WRAP-AM radio begins broadcasting.
- 1954 - Azalea Festival begins.
- 1955 - Tanners Creek becomes part of city.
- 1958 - Sister city program established with Moji, Japan.
- 1959
- Azalea Gardens, East Ocean View, Janaf, Little Creek, and Military Highway become part of city.
- February: School desegregation begins.
- 1962 - Midtown Tunnel begins operating.
- 1965 - City Hall built.
- 1966 - Virginia Wesleyan College opens.
- 1967
- Virginia Beach-Norfolk Expressway begins operating.
- Virginia National Bank built.
- 1969
- Norfolk State College active.
- Econo-Travel motel in business.
- 1971 - Norfolk Scope conventional hall opens.
- 1974 - Virginia Opera formed.
- 1983 - Waterside shopping centre in business.
- 1987 - Dominion Tower built.
- 1989 - Norfolk Southern Tower built.
- 1990 - Population: 261,229.
- 1993
- Harbor Park stadium opens.
- Bobby Scott becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district.
- 1994 - Paul D. Fraim becomes mayor.
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).
- 1998 - Armed Forces Memorial dedicated.
- 2000 - Cinemark 18 (cinema) in business.
21st century
- 2002 - 150 West Main Street built.
- 2003 - NATO Allied Command Transformation headquartered in Norfolk.
- 2010 - Population: 242,803.
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