Kerr Place Marker

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Onancock in Accomack County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Kerr Place

By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

1. Kerr Place Marker

Inscription. An eighteenth century mansion acquired in 1950 by the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society as headquarters for the society.

Location. 37° 42.709′ N, 75° 44.837′ W. Marker is in Onancock, Virginia, in Accomack County. Marker is on Market Street near Crockett Ave., on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Onancock VA 23417, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Genl. Edmund R. Bagwell (approx. ¼ mile away); World Wars I and II (approx. ¼ mile away); Historic Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hopkins and Sons; Hopkins and Brothers (approx. 0.4 miles away); Onancock (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mary Nottingham Smith High School (approx. 3.8 miles away); Accomack County Virginia World War I (approx. 4.2 miles away); Accomack County Virginia World War II, Korea & Vietnam (approx. 4.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Onancock.

Also see . . . Ker Place. Official website. (Submitted on February 8, 2010, by Jeff Conner of Norfolk, Virginia.)

Ker Place sign Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

2. Ker Place sign

Note there are two spelling of Ker or Kerr.

Ker Place Mansion Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

3. Ker Place Mansion

Home of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society.

Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society plaque Photo, Click for full size

By Beverly Pfingsten, April 20, 2008

4. Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society plaque

Contains a list of contributors.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 8, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 764 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 8, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.