Norfolk at the Princess Anne County Border: A History-Geography of the Lands of the 1955 Tanner's Creek Annexation, Which Brought Norfolk, Virginia to ... of Norfolk Virginia History-Geograrphy) - Softcover

Berent, Irwin M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1940615313 ISBN 13: 9781940615318

Publisher: Norfolk History Publishers, 2026

Synopsis

This fifteenth book of Berent's Encyclopedia of Norfolk Virginia History-Geography covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of all the areas within Norfolk's eighth annexation (1955), nearly as large as the previous ("Great") annexation, now taking in all that remained of the Norfolk County lands known as Tanner's Creek Magisterial District and bringing the city's eastern boundary to the Princess Anne County line. All the following neighborhoods are in the area that this annexation included:

Alden Heights, Azalea Terrace, Brandon Place, Brentwood Forest, Broad Creek Shores, Broad Creek Village, Brock Tract, Brookfield Park, Carrolton Place, Cherokee Heights, Chesapeake Manor, Chesapeake Manor Gardens, Coleman Place, Colonial Heights, Coronado, Cottage Road Park, Cresthaven Homes, Denby Park, Devon Manor, Dunning Heights, East Coleman Place, East Fairmount Park, East Norview, Elizabeth River Point, Elmhurst, Estabrook, Estabrook Gardens, Estabrook Park, Estabrook Shores, Forest Park, Forrest Lawn, Fox Hall Dairy, Fox Hall Gardens, Fox Hall Manor, Fox Hall Place, Fox Hall Point, Fox Hall Residence Park, Gay Manor, Green Hill Farms, Greenwood / Greenwood Park, Greenwood Place, Grove Park, Hertford Place, Inglenook Park, Ingleside, Ingleside Heights, Ingleside Manor, Ingleside Shores, Ingleside Terrace, Ionia, Kennebeck Heights, Lansdale, Lansdale Gardens, Lincoln Park, Malmgren Court, Mamie Homes, Marshall Manor, Meadowbrook Woods, Monticello Village, Norfolk Commerce Park (formerly Robin Hood Apartments), Norfolk Gardens, Norfolk Industrial Park, North Fox Hall, North Ingleside, North Ingleside Manor, Norva Homes, Norvella, Norview, Norview Annex, Norview Heights, Norview Terrace, Oakdale Farm, Oakdale Farms, Oakmont North, Oakwood, Oakwood Crossing, Oakwood Park, Oakwood Terrace, Overbrook, Oxford, Pennsytown, Princess Anne Park, River Oaks, Riverside Park, Rosedale, Rosemont, Sewells Gardens, Sherwood Forest Gardens, Sherwood Heights, Snug Harbor, South Bay View, South Ingleside, St. Andrews Place, Tipperton Place, Tucker Place, Washington Park, Wedgefield Park, West Estabrook, West Fox Hall, and West Ventosa.

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About this title

About the Author

Irwin M. Berent has spent more than two decades directing the "Every Square Inch of Norfolk" project, culminating in this and other books of his historico-geographical opus. Founder of the Norfolk History Website (NorfolkHistory.com), he is also author of Norfolk, Virginia: A Jewish History (Norfolk History Publishers). And his Jewish Genealogy (David Zubatsky, co-editor) is the classic bibliography in that field. He has also compiled Biographical Directory of the Crew of the U.S.S. Monitor (NC Division of Archives and History).With the renowned word maven Rod L. Evans, he has written The Dictionary of Highly Unusual Words (Berkley) and Getting Your Words' Worth (Warner Books) as well as Quotable Conservative (Intro by William F. Buckley, Jr.), The Right Words, Drug Legalization (Foreword by Linus Pauling), and other books.Berent is co-creator (with John C. Jarvis) of StoryCraft writer's software, CEO of WritersSuperCenter.com, and co-owner of ShortBios.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Norfolk History Publishers
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1940615313
• ISBN 13: 9781940615318
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 164