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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YEJ_world-war-i-monument-a-war-memorial_Suffolk-VA.html
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In memory of the men of Suffolk and Nansemond County who gave their lives in the World War
1917-1919
They sought not glory, but their country's good and died that right, which is more precious than peace, might prevail.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YEI_cedar-hill-cemetery_Suffolk-VA.html
Cedar Hill Cemetery sits on the site of a farm owned by the John Constant family in the early 1700's. In 1802, the Town of Suffolk purchased 2½ acres of the farm to build a community meeting house as a shared house of worship for both blacks …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCM_korea-and-vietnam-wars-memorial-a-war-memorial_Suffolk-VA.html
Korea · Vietnam
1950 - 1953 · 1961 - 1975
In memorial
to all veterans of Suffolk
who honorably served
their country in
Korea and Vietnam.
And to those who suffered
and died to gain an
everlasting peace.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCL_world-war-ii-memorial-a-war-memorial_Suffolk-VA.html
Dedicated to those who made the supreme sacrifice during World War II
Louis M. Artis · Spencer Baker · Lee C. Baggett · Joseph H. Bagley · John G. Barnes · Clyde E. Benton · Howard W. Benton…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1YCB_cedar-hill-cemetery_Suffolk-VA.html
Cedar Hill Cemetery sits on the site of a farm owned by the John Constant family in the early 1700's. In 1802, the Town of Suffolk purchased 2½ acres of the farm to build a community meeting house as a shared house of worship for both blacks …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WVF_james-bowser-plantation-historical_Suffolk-VA.html
James Bowser, the only negro from Nansemond County to fight in the American Revolution, enlisted as a private in the Virginia Continental Line and was honorably discharged in 1782. Bowser returned to the county at the close of the Revolution and b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WR6_obici-oderzo-fountain-historical_Suffolk-VA.html
A Fountain for Suffolk
This fountain, dedicated to the City of Suffolk, embodies elements of classic design which symbolize the ancient Roman origins of Oderzo, Italy.
The mosaic tiles forming the amphora, or vase, are a gift from the citize…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WHJ_old-city-hall-bell-historical_Suffolk-VA.html
This bell was part of the old City Hall constructed in 1891 on Main Street near this site. The City Hall Building had two spires. The southern spire had a four faced clock that was operated by a system of counter weights. This bell was struck as a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VV5_booker-t-washington-high-school-historical_Suffolk-VA.html
The Suffolk School Board opened Booker T. Washington School here in 1913 to serve African American children in grades 1-8. Ninth grade was added during the 1920s. Overcrowding prompted the construction of a larger building here in 1925. Black resi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VLB_mr-peanut-historical_Suffolk-VA.html
Planters Nut and Chocolate Company, based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, established a peanut processing factory in Suffolk in 1913. Amedeo Obici, the company's co-founder, moved to Suffolk and in 1916 sponsored a contest to develop a mascot for P…