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Gloucester Point, 1937. Note the absence of the Coleman Bridge and the largely rural, agricultural nature of the landscape. Gloucester Point, 1951. Footings for the 2-lane Coleman Bridge force the relocation of the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory (VIMS' predecessor) from Yorktown (L) to Gloucester Point (R). Gloucester Point, 1959. Note the dredged area upstream of the 2-lane Coleman Bridge, which later became the VIMS boat basin. Gloucester Point, 1968. Note the increasingly suburban nature of the landscape. Also note the reversion of previously farmed areas to forest north of Sarah's Creek. Gloucester Point, 1980. Suburban development continues. Gloucester Point, 1997. The Coleman Bridge is now 4 lanes following its widening in 1996, and the landscape approaches its current state of development. Gloucester Point in Google Earth, 2007. Note the excavation footprints for the Seawater Research Lab, Andrews Hall, and the Vessels Center. Gloucester Point in Google Earth, 2007, with the image oriented in the same manner as the 1937 aerial photo. Note the increase in development and impermeable surfaces.
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