Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton Marker

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Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton

By Sandra Hughes, July 13, 2009

1. Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton Marker

Inscription. Dr. E. B. Norton was a member of the U.S. Education Mission sent to Japan after World War II to advise Gen. McArthur on the complete reorganization of the Japanese School System, which is still in place today.

Erected 2007 by City of Florence Walk of Honor.

Location. 34° 48.396′ N, 87° 37.906′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. Marker is on Hightower Place. Click for map. Marker is in River Heritage Park at Walk of Honor. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Justice John A. McKinley (here, next to this marker); General Arthur E. Brown, Jr. (here, next to this marker); Harlon Hill (here, next to this marker); Ezra Lee Culver (here, next to this marker); Samuel Cornelius Phillips (here, next to this marker); Henry S. "Hank" Klibanoff (here, next to this marker); Michael Hall Mobbs (here, next to this marker); Bennett Walker Smith (here, next to this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Florence.

Also see . . . E.B. Norton College President, global educator. Times Daily article by Lisa Singleton-Rickman March 1, 2001 page 6H (Submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa.)

Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton President at UNA Home 1948 Photo, Click for full size

By Sandra Hughes, June 28, 2009

2. Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton President at UNA Home 1948

Walk of Honor River Heritage Park Photo, Click for full size

By Sandra Hughes, March 22, 2010

3. Walk of Honor River Heritage Park

Credits. This page originally submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. This page has been viewed 539 times since then. Last updated on March 29, 2010, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 21, 2010, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. 3. submitted on March 22, 2010, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.