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Mary Hill weaves through the Macedonia Baptist Church cemetery plots and points out the eroding land around various headstones and tombs. Most of her family members and many generations of Pughsville natives are buried on land that is quickly eroding into a ravine connected to the Nansemond River behind the cemetery.
Newly developed and large-scale housing complexes and the expansion of a developing city have caused issues for the original residents of the neighborhoods, whose family members have lived there for generations. Septic issues, stormwater runoff, overflowing ditches and flooding, shoreline erosion, and water accessibility are just some of the issues worsened by the new developments surrounding this historically African-American neighborhood. April 12, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)
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Fog had rolled in on a Sunday morning and was surprisingly sticking around most of the day. I traveled to the Chapel Hill Centre development site to see the vast amount of trees that were cut down. Trudging through the mud and scattered branches, I came across a piece of equipment that looked like it's intention was to split tree trunks or limbs. Inspecting the piece, I saw these distinguishable letters that had a cold presence about them.
Mary Hill walks around her neighborhood in Suffolk Va. on a warm spring day. Recurrent flooding, land erosion, and septic problems are just some of the constant issues for Hill and many other residents.
Newly developed and large-scale housing complexes and the expansion of a developing city have caused issues for the original residents of the neighborhoods, whose family members have lived there for generations. Septic issues, stormwater runoff, overflowing ditches and flooding, shoreline erosion, and water accessibility are just some of the issues worsened by the new developments surrounding this historically African-American neighborhood. April 12, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)
Large buildings of new construction should have vertical divisions consistent with building widths along the block
Mary Hill walks around her neighborhood in Suffolk Va. on a warm spring day. Recurrent flooding, land erosion, and septic problems are just some of the constant issues for Hill and many other residents.
Newly developed and large-scale housing complexes and the expansion of a developing city have caused issues for the original residents of the neighborhoods, whose family members have lived there for generations. Septic issues, stormwater runoff, overflowing ditches and flooding, shoreline erosion, and water accessibility are just some of the issues worsened by the new developments surrounding this historically African-American neighborhood. April 12, 2022. (Photo by Aileen Devlin | Virginia Sea Grant)