Kempsville Gardens in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner ⎯⎯⎯ Gift of Ownership
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 10, 2025
1. In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner / Gift of Ownership Marker
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In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner, also, Gift of Ownership. .
In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner. The dedicated citizen, influential leader and effective elected official, whose knowledge, expertise, and generosity acquired this anchor, a symbol of stability, connectivity and purpose, to "anchor" friendship and value of international cultural, economic and educational exchanges between the cities of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Olongapo, Philippines, as sister cities.,
Gift of Ownership The City of Virginia Beach and the Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach express their deepest gratitude to the Mariners' Museum Newport News, Virginia . for their generous transfer of ownership of this historic anchor erected here as the symbol of friendship and cooperation depicting the value of history and the anticipation of many future treasures of sharing the "people-to-people" relationship between Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Olongapo, Philippines, as established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in September 1956.
In Tribute to Senator Frank Wagner
The dedicated citizen, influential leader and effective elected official, whose knowledge, expertise, and generosity acquired this anchor, a symbol of stability, connectivity and purpose, to "anchor" friendship and value of international cultural, economic and educational exchanges between the cities of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Olongapo, Philippines, as sister cities.
Gift of Ownership
The City of Virginia Beach
and the
Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach
express their deepest gratitude to the Mariners' Museum
Newport News, Virginia
for their generous transfer of ownership of this historic anchor erected here as the symbol of friendship and cooperation depicting the value of history and the anticipation of many future treasures of sharing the "people-to-people" relationship between Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Olongapo, Philippines, as established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in September 1956.
Erected by City of Virginia Beach and the Sister Cities Association of Virginia Beach.
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Location. 36° 49.496′ N, 76° 9.636′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in Kempsville Gardens. It is at the intersection of Kempsville Road (Virginia Route 190) and Princess Anne Road ( Route 165), on the right when traveling north on Kempsville Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 310E Kempsville Rd, Virginia Beach VA 23464, 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, 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
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), June 10, 2025
Credits. This page was last revised on June 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
