South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

George W. Carver High School

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 20, 2019

1. George W. Carver High School Marker

Inscription. African American residents of Warwick County campaigned for new public schools to replace inadequate, overcrowded facilities in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1949 the county opened Carver High School, constructed here at a cost of more than $500,000. The 20-classroom consolidated school served students in grades 1-11, with grade 12 added in 1955. In July 1958 Carver was incorporated into the Newport News School system. Homer L. Hines, the schools only principal, inspired students to high achievement. Carver High School closed in 1971 as part of the city’s desegregation plan, and the building became an intermediate school.

Erected 2016 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-102.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 37° 1.517′ N, 76° 26.879′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It is on Jefferson Avenue 0.1 miles west of Wilcox Lane (U.S. 17), on the

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right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6158 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News VA 23605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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 Behemoth in the Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Precursor to the Atomic Age (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ferguson Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); WW II U.S. Submarine Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Four Heroic Chaplains (approx. half a mile away); U.S.S. Scorpion SSN 589 (approx. half

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 20, 2019

2. George W. Carver High School Marker

a mile away); M53 Self Propelled Gun (approx. half a mile away); Vietnam War Monument (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Alexander (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Carver High School now Crittenden Middle School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Carver High School now Crittenden Middle School

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 2,879 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.