• Books 1. to 8. — "The Topic/Infrastructure Books" •
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ooks 1 to 8 are the Topic/Infrastructure Books of
The Encyclopedia of Norfolk Virginia History-Geography.
They focus on the primary infrastructure topics of Norfolk, presenting the geography and history of its discovery and development, its maps, waters, land, trees & geology, agriculture, parks & fairs, roads & bridges, streetcars & railroads, ferries & piers, military & quarantine, and more.
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DISCOVERY TO DEVELOPMENT
BOOK 1.
Norfolk, Virginia,
From Discovery to Development
From Discovery to Development
A History-Geography
$9.95 e-book • $29.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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orfolk, Virginia, From Discovery to Development,
the first book of Berent’s Encyclopedia of Norfolk Virginia History-Geography, covers Norfolk’s remarkable beginnings as well as revealing its early landowners (recorded in tax lists, censuses, etc.) and describing early real estate development and later controversial Redevelopment, which made Norfolk the first city in the country to receive the federal loan and grant for urban renewal. The book also delves into the 17th- and 18th-century explorations of the New World – including maps from those periods – identifying the places in Norfolk into which Ralph Lane, Thomas Harriott, John White, John Smith and other explorers first ventured – including native America’s largest city in the area, Skicoac (whose exact location in Norfolk may finally be definitively identified).
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The book also reveals evidence of Norfolk’s earliest native inhabitants, the Chesepians, including later documents that refer to burial grounds and other sacred places, more-modern-day discoveries of artifacts, and several placenames suggestive of early Native American presence that survive to this day. Also described is the establishment of the region’s earliest counties, parishes, townships, and magisterial districts.
MAPS
BOOK 2.
The Maps of Norfolk, Virginia
Evolution of A City
$14.95 e-book • $49.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
WATERS
BOOK 3.
The Waters of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $49.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Waters of Norfolk, Virginia covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of the bodies of water that surround and run through Norfolk, Virginia, one of America’s most historic and important cities.
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The book encompasses Hampton Roads, Elizabeth River, Southern Chesapeake Bay, Willoughby Bay, Lafayette River, and the structures and activities associated with those waters, including its creeks, canals, waterworks, bridges, springs, wells, sewerage, lighthouses, quarantine, dredging, telegraph cable, tunnels, fishing, oysters, et cetera, all told through contemporary historic maps, photographs, articles, deeds, advertisements, books and other documents that make this a magnificent resource and reference for a great city’s watery character and heritage.
LAND
BOOK 4.
The Land of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $39.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Land of Norfolk, Virginia covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of the land of Norfolk, Virginia, presenting a selective look at Norfolk’s trees, soil, beaches, gardens, parks, cemeteries, fairgrounds, hunting, racing, and more, all described through contemporary historic maps, photographs, articles, deeds, advertisements, books and other documents.
AGRICULTURE
BOOK 5.
The Agriculture of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $44.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Agriculture of Norfolk, Virginia reveals a forgotten time and place, when most of the land comprising today’s Norfolk, Virginia, was farmland, and crops like strawberries and spinach dominated the landscape, supplying northern cities with the season’s earliest produce.
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The book covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of Norfolk’s rural past – the produce that flourished, the farm workers who picked the produce, the Freedmen farms of the Civil War and the removal of squatters from them after the war, the agricultural fairs, the implements, horses, seeds and barrels that were used, the livestock raised, the dairies and orchards that were created, and the system of truck farming, market exchanges, wagons, shipping and railroads that moved produce from farm to Market Square and beyond, all presented through contemporary historic maps, photographs, articles, deeds, and other documents.
MILITARY
BOOK 6.
The Military of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $34.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Military of Norfolk, Virginia covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of most of the forts and army and naval bases erected over the centuries to fortify Norfolk, Virginia, one of America’s most historic and important cities – often pivotal in providing training and transport for troops, front row to the great Civil War battle between Monitor and Merrimack/Virginia that saw the end of wooden navies and the beginning of the ironclad, and home to the world’s largest Naval Base.
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Fortifications covered in the book include Fort Norfolk, Fort Barbour, and Fort Tar, the U.S. Army Base, St. Helena Naval Training Station, and the Naval Operating Base/Naval Air Station as well as smaller camps set up particularly during the War of 1812 and the Civil War, all documented through contemporary historic articles, deeds, maps, photographs, and other documents.
ROADS & BRIDGES
BOOK 7.
The Roads and Bridges of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $39.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Roads and Bridges of Norfolk, Virginia covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of the roads and bridges of Norfolk, Virginia, as well as the bridges, turnpikes, boulevards, interstates, avenues and drives that have run through Norfolk through the centuries.
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The book also details the naming of its streets and the changing of those names over time, all told through contemporary historic maps, photographs, articles, deeds, advertisements, books and other documents – making for an excellent resource and reference for a great city’s winding roads, oyster-laden and paved alike.
TRANSPORTATION
BOOK 8.
The Transportation of Norfolk, Virginia
A History-Geography
$14.95 e-book • $49.95 paperback
NORFOLK HISTORY PUBLISHERS • 2026 • 113 pages • 8.5" × 11"
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he Transportation of Norfolk, Virginia covers in exhaustive detail the history-geography of the transportation of Norfolk, Virginia, including its stage coaches, streetcars, electric railways, railroads, balloon flights, airports, piers, wharves, terminals, and more, all told through contemporary historic maps, photographs, articles, deeds, advertisements, books and other documents – making for an exceptional reference and resource for a great city’s transportation systems from its earliest times.
Encyclopedia Books 1. to 8. — "The Topic/Infrastructure Books" :
T he last eight Encyclopedia of Norfolk books — Books 9. to 16. — separately cover specific regions of Norfolk, from the original town and borough to each area subsequently annexed. These books allow the reader to discover the history-geographies of the areas of almost every neighborhood in Norfolk, past and present.
Utilizing more than 3000 articles, maps, plats, photographs, and contemporary documents, these history-geographies allow the reader to explore every square inch of Norfolk as never before.
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