Chrysler Museum of Art - Encyclopedia Virginia encyclopediavirginia.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from encyclopediavirginia.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Decatur House, on Lafayette Square in Washington, was built by Stephen Decatur and his Norfolk-born wife, Susan Wheeler Decatur. Just over a year later, Decatur met his end in a duel, at the hands of James Barron, a native of Hampton. Take a look inside.
Catastrophe struck on Jan. 1, 1776. British naval forces bombarded patriot-occupied Norfolk, Va., engulfing much of the waterfront in flames. Colonial militias, in turn, set fire to loyalist properties. All that was left standing were the brick walls of St. Paul's Church (1739), where today a British cannonball remains embedded in the church wall.
Norfolk re-introduces First Fridays after COVID-19 stopped the party wtkr.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtkr.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What s in a name? | St Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Norfolk - The Virginian-Pilot pilotonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pilotonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.