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Norfolk’s Mermaid

July 11, 2017 By Mermaids of Earth

A mermaid has been the signature symbol of the City of Norfolk since 2002.   The idea of a “Mermaid Parade” came up in 1999, and was implemented with local bronze sculptor Kevin Gallup mass-producing 130 mermaid castings for local businesses, artists and homeowners to sponsor and decorate.   

The result was mermaids all over the city, and enthusiastic support for the city adopting the mermaid as its symbol.  At least 80 mermaids have been customized and placed around the city.

To this day the mermaid is the symbol of the city, and is part of the official city logo, its website and social media sites, and it now has this much larger mermaid fountain in Town Point Park on the edge of Elizabeth River, next to the Nauticus maritime museum.  map

Mermaid sculpture in Town Point Park
Town Point Park Mermaid Statue in Norfolk. Photo © Igor Klinchin

Norfolk has joined the list of cities with a mermaid as its symbol or icon.

Visit the full page for the Norfolk Mermaids here to see photos of many of the custom decorated mermaids.

 

 

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