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2. Virginia Zoological Park - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Zoological Park, commonly known as the Virginia Zoo, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located adjacent to Lafayette Park in Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The zoo opened in 1900, and was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 1987.

3. Timeline of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   1845 - Norfolk attains city status. [2][1] 1848 - Norfolk Humane Association active. [5] 1850. Norfolk Courthouse built. [2] Freemason Street Baptist Church dedicated. 1852 - Permanent U.S. Custom House opens at Main & Granby Street [2] 1853 - "Negro free school" [2] and Elmwood Cemetery established.

4. Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   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 it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, and the 95th-most populous city in the nation. [4] Norfolk holds a strategic position ...

5. List of zoos in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Animal Game: Searching for Wildness at the American Zoo. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674737341. OCLC 946906577. Flank, Lenny (2021). The Zoo Tourist: Visiting America's Zoos and Aquariums. Red and Black Publishers. ISBN 9781610011440. OCLC 1400972328. Nyhuis, Allen W. (2008).

6. National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk ...

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   Location of Norfolk in Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be ...

7. History of Norfolk, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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 [1][2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it was ...