From day one I knew there was a problem.
Click on the link and you will see what I mean.
What I have come to learn in my short three years here is that,
for the most part, if you are not from Nebraska originally, you pronounce it Norfolk
If you have lived here a long time, you pronounce it Norfork.There are very few people I know who pronounce it Norfolk;
Myself, my daughters, and my co-workers are the only ones I can think of off hand.
One of my co-workers lives in Wayne and one lives in Wausa.
No one really cares or notices. In my conversations with people
they say Norfork and I say Norfolk and it's all the same.
It is really just a matter of choice and there is no prejudice either way.
The only problem we all seem to agree on is when a fast-talking radio advertiser
came uncomfortably close to not pronouncing either the "l" or the "r". Not good.
Anyway, come visit someday. You will see what I mean.
I have heard that the reason many people call it Norfork is because
the postmaster made a mistake (spelling error).
I Googled it and this is what Wikipedia had to say:
The original name of the colony was a variant of "North Fork", but accounts differ on the exact name: "Northfork", "Nor'fork", and "Nordfork"are all suggested. The name was submitted to federal postal authorities, and at some point was transmuted to "Norfolk". The pronunciation "Norfork" is still used by many Nebraskans.
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