Remembering Norfolk

<p>Norfolk's history has been described as one composed of a series of challenges and responses to those challenges. Burned to the ground in early 1776 financially ruined barely 30 years later decimated by yellow fever in 1855 occupied by a hostile Army during the American Civil War Norfolk has always found a way to rise to its feet and rebound stronger than ever.</p><p>With a selection of fine historic images from her best-selling book <em>Historic Photos of Norfolk</em> Peggy Haile McPhillips provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Norfolk. <em>Remembering Norfolk</em> examines the history of this spunky City by the Sea during the century from Civil War to Civil Rights a period that included two world wars massive urban renewal and new beginnings.</p><p>Published in striking black-and-white the images on these pages capture historic events and everyday moments from Norfolk’s past and turn a lens on challenges met and mastered for future growth and prosperity.</p>