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Article: NORFOLK'S GOOD NEIGHBOR CAMPAIGN.(NORFOLK COMPASS)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- April 15, 1999
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This is the third in a series that is coinciding with Norfolk's Good Neighbor Campaign, which continues through June 12. The campaign's objective is to bring the city and citizen representatives together to promote the vitality of Norfolk's more than 120 neigh-borhoods. The following information was provided by the city's Office of Neigh-borhoods.
This week's neighborhood historical lesson
Norfolk: 1890 Annexation
The acquisition of the Brambleton neighborhood in 1887 increased the city's population and encouraged future city annexations.
In 1890, Atlantic City and a large tract of undeveloped land was annexed to the city of Norfolk. ...