Norfolk Highlights 1584 - 1881
By George Holbert Tucker
Acknowledgments
I particularly wish to thank the following for their help in making
this book a reality:
The Norfolk Historical Society for commissioning the book, and Mrs.
Harvey Lee Lindsay in particular, who conceived of the idea, and who
headed the committee that guided its production.
Mrs. William B. Wingo and Miss Janet Fauntleroy Taylor, also members
of the book committee, for their help and enthusiastic encouragement.
Carter B.S. Furr and Edwin R. MacKethan, past presidents of the Norfolk
Historical Society, for their help and enthusiasm.
Frank Batten, chairman of the board of Landmark
Communications, Inc., who generously permitted me to use material
from my twice-weekly column, Tidewater Landfalls, as the basis of several
of the chapters of the book.
Roy B. Martin, Jr., former Mayor of the City of Norfolk, for writing
the appreciative and perceptive introduction.
Lawrence H. (Larry) Hirsh, former chief copy editor of The
Virginian-Pilot and author of "Per-Verse," for preparing
the manuscript of the book for publication.
Robert H. Mason, former editor of The Virginian-Pilot, for technical
advice on naval history matters included in the book and for his appreciative
interest.
William Littleton Tazewell, former associate editor of The Virginian-Pilot;
and Joseph Willcox Dunn, former managing editor; Edwin H. Brandt, former
metropolitan editor; and James R. Henderson III, a fellow journalist;
and all of The Virginian-Pilot, for their constant encouragement and
support.
Kenneth Harris, Norfolk's unique and nationally-recognized watercolorist
and muralist, for designing the colorful dust jacket.
Arthur M. Kirkby, of the Norfolk
Public Library, and Mrs. Lucile Portlock and Miss Peggy Haile of
the Sargeant
Memorial Room, the Virginia history collection of Norfolk's Kirn
Memorial Library, for their valuable help with research and loan
of pictures to illustrate the book.
Karl C. Edwards and Robert W. Golden of Printcraft Press, Inc., for
their unfailing old-fashioned courtesy that reduced technical difficulties
to a minimum.
And last, but not least, my dear wife, Elizabeth Braxton Williams Tucker,
whose patience and understanding during the actual writing of the book,
and invaluable assistance in compiling its index, helped me to complete
it in record time.
George Holbert Tucker
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