Petersburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Cotten

(1905-1994)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 25, 2017

1. Joseph Cotten Marker

Inscription. Joseph Cotten, actor, was born in Petersburg. At school he excelled in football and on the stage. He appeared in several Broadway productions during the 1930s and joined Orson Welles’s Mercury Theater company. Cotten made his film debut in 1941 alongside Welles in Citizen Kane. He later starred in Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Gaslight (1944), and The Third Man (1949), becoming one of Hollywood’s most popular leading men. Cotten won the Best Actor award at the 1949 Venice International Film Festival. He appeared in more than 80 films over four decades and hosted The Joseph Cotten Show on television. He died in 1994 and is buried at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg.

Erected 2015 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number QA-36.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 37° 13.575′ N, 77° 24.679′ W. Marker is in Petersburg, Virginia. It is at the intersection of West Washington Street

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(U.S. 1) and Guarantee Street, on the left when traveling west on West Washington Street. Located in front of the Appomattox Regional Governor's School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 512 W Washington St, Petersburg VA 23803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named General Lee's Headquarters (within shouting distance of this marker); Folly Castle (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Headquarters of Gen. R. E. Lee (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); North Carolina Confederate Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); a

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 25, 2017

2. Joseph Cotten Marker

different marker also named Two Noted Homes (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Henry (approx. ¼ mile away); Wyatt Tee Walker (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petersburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. General Lee's Headquarters (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Two Noted Homes (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Joseph Cotten. Wikipedia (Submitted on March 26, 2017.)

2. Joseph Cotten Biography. IMDb.com (Submitted on March 26, 2017.)

Appomattox Regional Governor's School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 25, 2017

3. Appomattox Regional Governor's School

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 26, 2017, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.