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John Luke Porter
(19 Sept. 1813 – 14 Dec. 1893)
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By Scott Rollins, June 1, 2009 | |
| | | 1. John Luke Porter Marker | | |
Inscription. John Luke Porter, first president of the Portsmouth common council, was born just two blocks south of here. An accomplished naval constructor, commissioned first by the United States and later by the Confederacy, Porter supervised, at the Norfolk Navy Yard, the conversion of the frigate Merrimac to the ironclad CSS Virginia. On 8 March 1862, the Virginia rammed and sank USS Cumberland and destroyed USS Congress at Newport News. The next day Virginia fought a historic but inconclusive battle with USS Monitor in nearby Hampton Roads, in the world’s first naval combat between ironclads. Porter later became chief naval constructor for the Confederacy, designing 21 ironclads. He died in Portsmouth.
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number Q8-s.)
Location. 36° 50.124′ N, 76° 17.833′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. Marker is on High Street west of Water Street, in the median. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Home Site of William Crawford (d. 1762) Founder of Portsmouth (within shouting distance of this marker); Naval Shipyard Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Seaboard Air Line Railroad (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War at Portsmouth (within shouting distance of this marker); The Elizabeth River (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); Crawford House (about 400 feet away); In Commemoration of the Last Public Appearance of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody (about 400 feet away); First Order Fresnel Lens from the Hog Island Light (about 400 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Portsmouth. |
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By Scott Rollins, June 1, 2009 | |
| | | 2. John Luke Porter Marker | | The Home Site of William Crawford marker is on the median in the same block. | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on July 2, 2009, by Scott Rollins of Virginia Beach, Virginia. This page has been viewed 129 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. Submitted on July 2, 2009, by Scott Rollins of Virginia Beach, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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