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

Pauline Cauthorne Morton (1912-2004)

Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 7, 2018

1. Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker.

Inscription. Pauline C. Morton, civic leader, graduated from what is now Virginia State University in 1933. She began working for the Virginia Department of Education in 1947, during the segregation era. Before retiring in 1974, she supervised home economics education across southeastern Virginia and implemented the federal school lunch program in her region. Morton was Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, the first Greek-letter organization for African American women. She helped organize the Franklin NAACP chapter in 1943, chaired the Franklin City Public School Board and the board of Paul D. Camp Community College, and served on more than 20 other civic committees.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number U-132.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1933.

Location. 36° 40.537′ N, 76° 56.502′ W. Marker

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is in Franklin, Virginia. It is on North College Drive (Virginia Route 641), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 280 North College Drive, Franklin VA 23851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Coastal Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Franklin Memorial Park (approx. half a mile away); Camp Family Homestead (approx. ¾ mile away); Lyons State Theatre (approx. 1.1 miles away); Della Irving Hayden (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Flood of September 1999 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Franklin (approx. 1.2 miles away); Recovery and Progress (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Age of Gasoline

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 7, 2018

2. Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker.

The viewer is facing south on College Drive towards Armory Drive. At the traffic lights (right background ) is Stewart Drive.

(approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franklin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Monument (was approx. half a mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

More about this marker. Approved in 2017 by the Department of Historic Resources (DHR), the Pauline Cauthorne Morton marker was sponsored by the Lambda Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. It was unveiled during a dedication ceremony on March 10, 2018.

Also see . . . Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Franklin Chapter. (Submitted on June 6, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia.)

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 7, 2018

3. Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker.

Here, the viewer is facing north on College Drive. The entrance sign to Ruth Camp Campbell Memorial Library is pictured right.

Photographed by Cynthia L. Clark, May 7, 2018

4. Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker.

A westward view of Pauline Cauthorne Morton Marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. This page has been viewed 618 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cynthia L. Clark of Suffolk, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.