
In 1682, the city of Norfolk, Virginia was founded. On New Years Day in 1776, the British destroyed two-thirds of the city of Norfolk with cannonfire. Fort Norfolk protected the city during the siege. In 1861, during the Civil War, Norfolk was obtained by the Confederacy.
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