The Suffolk-Nansemond Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America was chartered in June of 1954 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Burdge Caton, Frank Cumpler, and William B. Harrell observe the construction of the lake within our Chapter park, circa early 1960s.
If you want to find out more about the founding Members of our Chapter and the construction of our Chapter park, download NSIWLA_Historical_Newspaper_Clippings, a single large PDF document containing several scanned newspaper clippings circa 1960.