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

Deer Park

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Deer Park Marker

Inscription. This 100-acre tract, then in Warwick County, was acquired in 1930 for the Mariners Museum by Archer Huntington. Encompassing the upper reaches of Lake Maury, it was used as a state game sanctuary for Virginia whitetail deer and other wildlife from 1932 until 1947 when the land was given to the county for a public park. Deer Park Elementary School was opened here in 1953. The ranger station was established in 1967.

Erected 1973 by Newport News Historical Committee, Corporation of Newport News, Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Education • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1930.

Location. 37° 4.255′ N, 76° 28.437′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Deer Park. It is on Deer Park Drive just west of Jefferson Avenue (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11523 Jefferson Ave, Newport News VA 23601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Estelle and George Abernathy (approx. one mile away); Waters Creek (approx. one mile away); Captain Christopher Newport (approx. one mile away); First Baptist Church Morrison (approx. 1.1 miles away); Leifr Eiriksson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jeff Lyal Simpson (approx. 1.1 miles away); Morrison (approx. 1.2 miles away); Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Hidenwood (was

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. Deer Park Marker

approx. 1.1 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 828 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.