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This is a list of Superfund sites in Virginia designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
The history of Norfolk, Virginia as a modern settlement begins in 1636. The city was named after the English county of Norfolk [ 1][ 2] and was formally incorporated in 1736. The city was burned by orders of the outgoing Virginia governor Lord Dunmore in 1776 during the second year of the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), although it ...
Attucks Theatre. / 36.85639°N 76.27917°W / 36.85639; -76.27917. The Attucks Theatre is a historic theatre located in Norfolk, Virginia. The theatre was financed, designed and constructed by African American entrepreneurs in 1919, and was designed by Harvey Johnson, an African-American architect. The theatre was named in honor of ...
3. Website. shopmacarthur .com. MacArthur Center is a shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia, in the center of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. [1] [2] Built by the Taubman Company, the mall is owned by S.L. Nusbaum Realty since August 2023. [3] The 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m 2) mall is adjacent to the General Douglas MacArthur Memorial.
Coordinates: 36°50′49″N 76°17′07″W. / 36.84694°N 76.28528°W / 36.84694; -76.28528. ZIP code. 23510. Area codes. 757, 948. Website. www .downtownnorfolk .org. Downtown Norfolk serves as the traditional center of commerce, government, and culture in the Hampton Roads region.
The St. James is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) 450,000-square-foot multi-purpose sports complex located in Springfield, Virginia, United States.The complex includes a private health club, water park; venues for basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball, swimming, climbing, gymnastics, golf, and squash; and two professional regulation-sized indoor ice hockey rinks and one soccer pitch. [3]
The MacArthur Memorial is a memorial, museum, and research center about the life of General Douglas MacArthur. It consists of three buildings on MacArthur Square in Norfolk, Virginia. [ 1] MacArthur never lived in Norfolk but his mother, Mary Pinkney "Pinky" Hardy MacArthur, was born and raised in Norfolk. His mother's connection with Norfolk ...
Waterside (Norfolk, Virginia) Coordinates: 36°50′40″N 76°17′29″W. The Waterside, viewed from the Waterside Drive pedestrian bridge. The Waterside, is a festival marketplace on the Elizabeth River in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, opened June 1, 1983. While the Waterside Annex was demolished May 16, 2016, the main portion was renovated ...