Lamberts Point in Norfolk, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Quarantine Road

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

1. Quarantine Road Marker

Inscription. This is a portion of the road to the first quarantine house in Virginia. Established under the Acts of Assembly of 1783, which required vessels coming from foreign ports to perform quarantine if there were reason be believe the ship was a carrier of infectious disease.

Erected 1963 by Owen Manufacturing Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1783.

Location. 36° 53.14′ N, 76° 18.402′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Lamberts Point. It can be reached from Elizabeth River Trail 0.1 miles north of West 43rd Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4700 Elkhorn Ave, Norfolk VA 23529, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

specifically 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,

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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: "Connections" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away); Norfolk Light Artillery Blues (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Academic Building Site (approx. half a mile away); Blair Junior High School (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Norfolk 17 (approx. 1.3 miles away); The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1855 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Stanley Crane (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. Quarantine Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 892 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.