Hobson Village, Suffolk Virginia
Cemetery plots at the Macedonia Baptist Church have eroding land exposing numerous headstones and tombs. Many generations of residents 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)
Hobson Village, Suffolk Virginia
Cemetery plots at the Macedonia Baptist Church have eroding land exposing numerous headstones and tombs. Many generations of residents 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)