A Community Named Cradock    
America's First Planned Shopping Center, Est. 1918
Maydell Freed's, "The Ship's Bell", 
and 2002 Photos of Cradock

Original Plat of Cradock, dated Dec. 31, 1919
on linen & paper

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 Aerial View of Cradock High School,
History & Dedication
pages scanned from 1947 yearbook


 

 Cradock 
1956 Hill City Directory
Portsmouth/Norfolk County 

Old Newspaper Articles 

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

1960 Street Map of Norfolk and Portsmouth
printed by The H. M. Gousha Company
Distributed by Flying A Service/Tidewater Oil Company

Williams Court Kindergarten Class
1947/1948
Please help identify these children

1936 Map of Portsmouth and Surrounding Areas

Old Portsmouth Postcards

Early 1940's Map
Norfolk/ Portsmouth
 

 1954 Photos of Cradock
 

Mid to Late 1940 Service Station Street Map
Detailed
 

Cora Mae Fitzgerald Memorial
1918 - 2005

1942 Portsmouth Area Map

Cradock High School Yearbooks
1945 Faculty, Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores & Freshmen now online

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

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.
 

From The Norfolk Virginian 1865 Newspaper
Names of Southern Soldiers and Citizens Interred At   
Camp Hamilton, near Fort Monroe, Virginian

MANOR HIGH SCHOOL
The Mustang
 

District Deputy Grand Masters 

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

Ocean View Nickel Tour
Photos and History of the Ocean View area of
Norfolk, Virginia
 

Obituary Daily Times
The Obituary Daily Times is a daily index of published obituaries.

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

West Lenoir Elementary School
Lenoir, NC
First Grade Class
1948 - 1949