Walking Beam

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 3, 2023

1. Walking Beam Marker

Inscription. Walking beam and A-frame from the steamboat Potomac, built as the Albany in 1860 by Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, Delaware, for the Hudson River Line. Served on the Hudson River until 1931. Brought to Washington, D.C. in 1934 and renamed Potomic to serve as an excursion steamer. Sold to the Chesapeake Corporation of Virginia 1950, for conversion into a barge to carry pulp wood.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 37° 3.274′ N, 76° 29.265′ W. Marker was in Newport News, Virginia. It was in Central Newport News. It was on Museum Drive south of Avenue of the Arts, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 100 Museum Dr, Newport News VA 23606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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: Sloop La Nube (within shouting distance of this marker); Spanish Bronze Gun (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Spanish Bronze Gun (about 300 feet away); US Navy Admiralty Pattern Anchor (about 400 feet away); Admiralty Pattern Anchor (about 500 feet away);

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USS Monitor: America's First Ironclad (about 500 feet away); Leifr Eiriksson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Waters Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Walking Beam and A-Frame (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Walking Beam and A-Frame and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, April 3, 2023

2. Walking Beam and A-Frame and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2026, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.