Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Dr. Morgan E. Norris
(c. 1883-1966)
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021
1. Dr. Morgan E. Norris Marker
Inscription.
Dr. Morgan E. Norris, a Lancaster native and the Northern Neck’s first black physician, practiced medicine at this site 1917-1964. He opened to all races specialty surgical clinics, bringing enhanced medical care to the lower Northern Neck. In 1928 Dr. Norris led a campaign to build the first brick elementary school for black children in the Northern Neck. In 1939 he spearheaded a boycott to secure free bus transportation for black school children and led the Northern Neck Progressive Association’s annual fair from 1927 until 1959. He was the second black trustee of Hampton University, and the first black coroner in the state.
Dr. Morgan E. Norris, a Lancaster native and the Northern Neck’s first black physician, practiced medicine at this site 1917-1964. He opened to all races specialty surgical clinics, bringing enhanced medical care to the lower Northern Neck. In 1928 Dr. Norris led a campaign to build the first brick elementary school for black children in the Northern Neck. In 1939 he spearheaded a boycott to secure free bus transportation for black school children and led the Northern Neck Progressive Association’s annual fair from 1927 until 1959. He was the second black trustee of Hampton University, and the first black coroner in the state.
Erected 2013 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-108.)
Location. 37° 41.915′ N, 76° 22.437′ W. Marker is in Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Lancaster County. Marker is at the intersection of Mary Ball Road (Virginia Route 3) and Virginia Route 651, on the right when traveling south on Mary Ball Road
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Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021
2. Dr. Morgan E. Norris Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 746 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
