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A Community
Named Cradock
America's First Planned Shopping Center, Est. 1918
Maydell Freed's, "The Ship's Bell",
and 2002 Photos of Cradock
This is a wonderful article
about Cradock printed in the Jun 29, 1919 issue of The New York
Times. The photos are too dark to recognize but the article is
excellent.
For
ease in reading, here is a transcribed copy of the
New York Times article
suitable for printing
A Bit of Cradock History and A Lot of Cradock Memories
Bob & Ruth Cutchins' Newsletters
1947 Arial View of Cradock High
School,
History &
Dedication
pages scanned from 1947 yearbook
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Cradock was established in 1918.
This census contains the names of some of the first families to live in the new
development.
If the Navy Yard brought your family to the Portsmouth, Virginia
area, you may find them in this census.
This site covers the Cradock area only. There are many other areas where
they could have lived. Consult the original census also.
1920 Craddock Census
A census must be 72 years old before it is released to the
public. The 1940 census will be released in 2012. Cradock
1956 Hill City Directory
Portsmouth/Norfolk County |
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English Cruiser Good Hope Reported Sunk
With Rear Admiral Cradock and 900 Men
Read 1914 Atlanta, Ga. Newspaper Report
Virginia Town Honors British Hero
Read 1920 Washington Post Account
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Alexander Park
1956 Hill Directory
Alexander Park/Academy Park
Copy of original Alexander Park Lease,
and a few old photos of
Alexander Park while under construction.
Alexander Park 1947 Yearbook
Alexander Park Map
(Dated November, 1942)
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1960 Street Map of Norfolk and
Portsmouth
printed by The H. M. Gousha Company
Distributed by Flying A Service/Tidewater Oil Company |
Williams Court - 1956 City Directory
Williams Court Kindergarten Class
1947/1948
Please help identify these children |
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1936 Map of
Portsmouth and Surrounding Areas |
Old Portsmouth Postcards
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Early 1940's Map
Norfolk/ Portsmouth
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1954 Photos of Cradock
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Mid to Late 1940
Service Station Street Map
Detailed
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*Cora Mae Fitzgerald Memorial
1918 - 2005 |
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1942 Portsmouth Area Map |
Cradock High School Yearbooks
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Bird's eye view of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Berkley,
Norfolk Co., Va.
2 maps, 1873, 1891 |
Portsmouth
Orphan Asylum, 1930 Census
Located on County Street in the Westhaven District of
Norfolk County,
VA. There were 22 children
living there at this census |
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1860 Portsmouth Navy Yard Census
To verify information in this census,
please refer to original film.
Some of the writing was difficult to decipher,
therefore not
all information guaranteed to be copied correctly.
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From The Norfolk Virginian 1865 Newspaper
Names of Southern Soldiers and Citizens
Interred At
Camp Hamilton, near Fort Monroe, Virginian |
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District Deputy Grand Masters
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History of Norfolk
Maintained by the City of Norfolk |
History
of Virginia Beach
Formerly Princess Anne County
Maintained by the Princess Anne County/Va Beach
Historical Society |
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Ocean View Nickel Tour
Photos and History of the Ocean View area of
Norfolk, Virginia
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Obituary
Daily Times
The Obituary Daily Times is a daily index of published obituaries.
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Information relating
to the Mathews Family
(Circle Restaurant,) Lawrence Family
(Frank D. Lawrence Stadium,) and Barclay
Plantation Family (Cradock
Roots) begins here
Harry Lynn Hopewell
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West Lenoir Elementary School
Lenoir, NC
First Grade Class
1948 - 1949
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