Revolutionary War Cannons

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Norfolk, VA

Latitude: 36.8451 (36°50′42″N)
Longitude: -76.2929 (76°17′34″W)

www.norfolkva.gov

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#points of interest #historical sites

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Three Revolutionary War Cannons with bronze information plaques. Inscription on bronze plaque with 1682 map reads: “Town Point is where Norfolk began, in 1860 the General Assembly of his Majesty’s Colony of Virginia enacted a law requiring each county to

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establish and develop a town site. In lower Norfolk County fifty acres of land at the entrance of the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River were purchased from Nicholas Wise, thus assuring the town of good water access to the surrounding areas. County sur

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