Father Ryan's Home

Photographed by James Thomson, October 8, 2010

1. Father Ryan's Home Marker

Inscription. On Chapel Street, south of this point, stood the home of Father Abram J. Ryan, beloved poet of the Confederacy.
"But their memories e'er shall remain for us and their names, bright names, without stain for us:
the glory they won shall not wane for us.
In legend and lay
our heroes in gray
shall for ever live over again for us."

Erected by City of Norfolk.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 36° 52.669′ N, 76° 15.819′ W. Marker was in Norfolk, Virginia. It was in Fairmont Park. It was at the intersection of Lafayette Boulevard (Virginia Route 247) and Tidewater Drive ( Route 168), on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Boulevard. Marker has been removed with no plan to display it in the future. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23509, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally,

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this marker was in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

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

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Oyster Restoration on the Lafayette River (approx. 0.7 miles away); Endangered Species Success Story (approx. 0.7 miles away); Miniature Zebu Cow (approx. 0.7 miles away); The Bottle Tree (approx. 0.7 miles away); Southdown Babydoll sheep (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Miniature Zebu Cow (approx. 0.7 miles away); African Village Garden (approx. ¾ mile away); Tsodilo Hills (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Regarding Father Ryan's Home. Norfolk

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, January 19, 2019

2. Father Ryan's Home Marker

is one location cited as Ryan's birthplace. Most sources indicate Ryan was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. Regardless Ryan spent part of his childhood in Norfolk before the family moved west to Missouri.

Also see . . . Father Abram Ryan. Wikipedia entry. Ryan may not have been "officially" part of the Confederate army, but his presence at many major battles in the western theater is well documented. (Submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States.)

Father Ryan's Home Marker has been removed image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Father Ryan's Home Marker has been removed

Library of Congress

4. Father Ryan

This portrait of Abram J. Ryan is part of a group of images entitled "American Southern Poets" published in 1908.

Father Ryan's grave at Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

5. Father Ryan's grave at Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. This page has been viewed 2,411 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. 2. submitted on February 5, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.