Any one know of a place to find historical descriptions of areas of Norfolk? (city hall)

[Randomdude]

When I was putting in a garden in my backyard, I dug up large numbers of broken bottles near the surface of the ground, no more then a foot down, and what appeared to be a chicken bone.

So that got me thinking, was the land Im sitting on used as some sort of dump at one point? Or did someone have some sort of pit here?

So I went searching online, and I couldnt find anything.

My question is, has anyone come across a good site which details the histories of certain neighborhoods or areas in Norfolk?

[rtandc]

The downtown library keeps allot of pictures, maps etc of Norfolk.... The historical society also has tons on history on Norfolk, there are several around but here is the main one

Norfolk Historical Society - History of Norfolk, Virginia (http://www.norfolkhistorical.org/index.php - broken link)


City Hall also has a nice collection, you can check with them and see when they put everything on display....normally at least twice a year or so

[Randomdude]

Originally Posted by rtandc

The downtown library keeps allot of pictures, maps etc of Norfolk.... The historical society also has tons on history on Norfolk, there are several around but here is the main one

Norfolk Historical Society - History of Norfolk, Virginia (http://www.norfolkhistorical.org/index.php - broken link)


City Hall also has a nice collection, you can check with them and see when they put everything on display....normally at least twice a year or so

Thanks, I might try that out. Its really bothering me about why there are so many broken bottles in one place.

[rtandc]

And it all depends on where in Norfolk you live. Many people dont know this but much of downtown was formed by using fill dirt many years ago to extend the shoreline further out into the river.....