Norfolk is 20 miles southwest of Boston; about 21 miles north of Providence, Rhode Island; and about 205 miles from New York City. In 2014, Norfolk was the filming location for Ted 2, a comedy film starring Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane.ccording to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 15.2 square miles (39 km 2), of which 14.8 square miles (38 km 2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km 2) (2.30%) is water.
In 1818, the federal government authorized Alabama Territory to set aside a township for the establishment of a seminary of learning.. President Monroe signed the enabling act for statehood on March 2, 1819 and Alabama was officially admitted to the Union on Dec. 14, 1819, and a second township added to the grant. On December 18, 1820, the seminary was established officially and named The University of the State of Alabama..
South Carolina was the first Confederate state to secede, on December 20, 1860. Five more states seceded in January (Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana), an â¦ d Texas in February, with the remainder (Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina) following the outbreak of hostilities (April-May).