- South Norfolk, Virginia
South Norfolk was an
independent city in theSouth Hampton Roads region of easternVirginia and is now a section of the City of Chesapeake, one of theSeven Cities of Hampton Roads which surround the harbor ofHampton Roads and are linked by theHampton Roads Beltway .History
Located a few miles south of the larger City of Norfolk along the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River, South Norfolk became an
incorporated town in Norfolk County in 1919. With three years, it became an independent city.As the much larger City of Norfolk expanded rapidly into the adjacent communities after
World War II , the voters of South Norfolk chose to consolidate with Norfolk County (by mutual agreement) and with approval from theVirginia General Assembly , formed the new City of Chesapeake in 1963. The new name was also selected through a voter referendum.In the early 1920's street cars ran from Ocean View.in Norfolk, to South Norfolk. There was a ferry that docked at the end of Indian River Road and crossed the Southern Branch of the Indian River to Portsmouth.
ee also
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Norfolk County, Virginia
*Chesapeake, Virginia
*Lost counties, cities and towns of Virginia
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