Park View in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

This Bell

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026

1. This Bell Marker

Inscription. This bell was mounted to the caretaker's house to notify people about a service or alert the caretaker that someone needed to see him. While the house was being dismantled in the 1960's, the workers could not remove the bell. They asked Bobby Wimbrough, who was working in the cemetery with a front-end loader, if he would remove it. He agreed, if he could have the bell. Nearly sixty years later in 2019, he donated the bell to Stonewall Camp #380, Sons of Confederste Veterans. The bell is now located witjin a few feet from its original location on the house.

Erected by the Stonewall Camp # 380 Sons of Confederate Veterans Dedicated May 24, 2020

Erected 2020 by Stonewall Camp # 380 Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series lists.

Location. 36° 50.359′ N, 76° 18.464′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in

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Park View. It can be reached from Saxe Lane. The Marker is located in Cedar Grove Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Fort Lane, Portsmouth VA 23704, 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,

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 walking distance of this marker: CSS Virginia Memorial (here, next to this marker); Portsmouth Confederate Memorial (here, next to this marker); Captain William H. Murdaugh (here, next to this marker); Fannie Murdaugh Downing (here, next to this marker); Brigadier General Archibald Campbell Godwin

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026

2. This Bell Marker

(here, next to this marker); The Confederate Section (here, next to this marker); John K. Cooke (within shouting distance of this marker); Mordecai Cooke (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026

3. This Bell Marker

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026

4. This Bell Marker

Caretaker's Bell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by C. Ryan Dodson, April 10, 2026

5. Caretaker's Bell

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. This page has been viewed 16 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 13, 2026, by C. Ryan Dodson of Danville, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.