Historical markers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
City of Norfolk City Clerk Historical Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 04-2018-002
Scope and Contents
Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...
Dates:
created: 1736-2015; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2018; Event: Date of conservation for items 1, 3, 4, and 26: 2025 July
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Directory: "Tidewater and Southcentral Virginia Civil War Sites", 1998
File — Box 5, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
A directory of Civil War sites and landmarks throughout the state of Virginia that includes historical information about and persons pertaining to various counties and cities in the state.
Dates:
1998
G. Warren Driskill's Courthouse Photographs
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-215
Scope and Contents
Photographs of courthouses taken between 1977 and 1989 representing all 95 existing counties of Virginia. There are also courthouse photographs of former Warwick (Newport News), Nansemond (Suffolk), and Norfolk (present day Portsmouth) counties in this collection. There are no courthouse photographs for Elizabeth City (Hampton) or Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) counties. In addition to courthouses, this collection also contains photographs of notable buildings, social gatherings,...
Dates:
created: 1977-1987, 1989, 1991; Other: Date acquired: 10/24/2014
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Sarah Constant Shrine Committee Records
Collection — 14 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-097
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and other materials relating to Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, dedication of the historical marker for Operation Torch, Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, naval aviation, the reunion of military members involved in Operation Torch, and the unveiling of the historical marker "Birthplace of Naval Aviation."
Dates:
created: 1957-1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1960; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection