HAMPTON ROADS 2

More Than Just A Navy Town

These beautiful bricks lined a portion of the "Cannonball Trail", which is a meander through parts of old and new Norfolk. 

A Mix Of Old & New

One stop along the historic walk was at this Civil War monument. Apparently Norfolk was also the site of the annual reunion of veterans. The plaque on this face of the obelisk dated 1951 commemorated the "The 61st and Final Reunion of the UCV". UCV were the United Confederate Veterans. 

The Hunter House Museum. Built in 1894 by James Wilson Hunter. He came to this city as an orphan and built a small empire. None of his 3 children married and so the last one deeded the family home to the city to be operated as a "as a museum and example of American Victorian Architecture". All furnishing and fixtures were left intact.

This is a portion of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Besides the building being notable for being the only colonial era building that has survived the many sieges laid on the city, it is also the final resting place of a cannonball fired in 1776 during the Revolutionary War. It is easily visible in this image.

Looking like an artistic accent, this mermaid is actually one of many that we spotted along our walk. 1999 a local attorney started "Mermaids On Parade" it was a big hit with the whole community.

Norfolk's mermaids all have names. This one is called Lola. 

The sun was never much in view while in port so this sunrise color was nearly all we got. The large white shape towards the left of the picture moved very quickly. It overtook us as we came into Norfolk and docked before we arrived. It was the Norwegian Dawn.