North Virginia Beach , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

William Styron

1925 - 2006

— Newport News —

Virginia Legends Walk Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., July 20, 2010

1. Virginia Legends Walk Marker

Inscription. Styron won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature as well as the William Dean Howells Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1968 as a result of “The Confessions of Nat Turner.” He also wrote Sophie's Choice and won the National Book Award in 1980, which was made into a movie in 1982 and received five Academy Award nominations and the Best Actress Oscar.

Erected 1999 by City of Virginia Beach.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Legends Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1968.

Location. 36° 50.491′ N, 75° 58.443′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in North Virginia Beach. It can be reached from Pacific Avenue (U.S. 60) just south of 14th Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 Pacific Ave, Virginia Beach VA 23451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in

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the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Woodrow Wilson (here, next to this marker); John Tyler (here, next to this marker); Zachary Taylor (here, next to this marker); William Henry Harrison (here, next to this marker); Captain John Smith (a few steps from this marker); Pocahontas (a few steps from this marker); Robert E. Lee (a few steps from this marker); The Carter Family (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 252 times since then and 2 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on July 31, 2010, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.