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..
Alabama becomes the twenty second state and enters the Union as a slave state. The results of the 1820 census show a total population of 10,037,323 including 1,529,012 slaves or 15% of the population. Slaves are virtually non-existent in northern states and as high as 51% in South Carolina and 45% in Louisiana. March-The Missouri Compromise is negotiated allowing Maine to be admitted to the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in 1821. This act will maintain a balance between free and slave states.