Reedville in Northumberland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Morris-Fisher Stack

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 9, 2026

1. Morris-Fisher Stack Marker

Inscription.

Morris-Fisher Stack. . , This stack was constructed around 1902 by the Morris-Fisher Co. At the time it was the largest commercial fish processing plant in the United States. In 2011, after years of weather and extensive lightning damage, the stack was restored under the leadership of Blaine Altaffer and Monty Deihl together with the efforts of many concerned citizens. Special thanks to the families, friends and businesses that were instrumental in keeping the stack standing. Today, the 130 foot stack stands tall as a navigational aid, a “welcome to all that ply these waters” and an enduring tribute to working watermen past and present. , Capt. Walter J. Biddlecomb . Capt. Ralph R. Biddlecomb . Thompson F. and Maria H. McCullough . Capt. F. Ray and Maria B. Rogers, Jr. . Capt. Francis “Buboo” Swift . Frederick R. and Christine S. Rogers, III . Charles Henry and Lyell O. Davis . Gray Fairfax Bryant . Taylor Carlyle Bryant . Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Price . Hon. John H. and Karen W. Chichester . Jeannie Nelson . Lillian Brooks Crigger . Laura Albright Crigger . Capt. Paul and Beth Somers . Benjamin and Kathryn Watson . Russell Gray Thompson, III . Kathryn Anderson Thompson . Lucas Nils Hjertberg . Adelaide Svea Bell Watson-Hjertberg . Luna Louise Clingman . Susan and Bob Tipton . Capt. John and Barbara Lowry . Thomas Howard Jett . , Capt. Henry C. and Dixie L. Deihl . Capt. Irvin L. and Irene L Deihl, Sr. Lt. Col. Monty and Mary Deihl . John Mark Deihl, Spotter Pilot . Capt. Henry George Deihl . Capt. Irvin L. “Bucky” Deihl, Jr. . Capt. Harold L. “Teenie” Deihl . Capt. James E. Deihl . Capt. John D. Deihl . Chief Eng. W. Kenneth Loving . Joe D. Altaffer . Herman and Ted Parker . R. Hunter Manson . Herb and Nancy Lewis . Capt. Kenneth N. Davis . Martha and Steve Tallent . Donald and Mary Stone . Betty and Don Mountjoy . Carter and Carol Fox . Capt. Wallace Emory Lewis . Capt. L.M. Spriggs, Sr. . Edwin Catesby Rice . C. Herbert Rice , Edwin Warner “Bootsie” Rice . Emory C. Rice, Sr. . E. Carl “Sonny” Rice, Jr. . Capt. Alfred F. Biddlecomb . Capt. Richard Bernice Shelton . Capt. Charles H. and Ada F. Williams, Jr. . Charles H. and Olivia R. Williams, III . Capt. Leland F. and Alene S. Robinson Capt. Russell and Frances Haynie . Capt. Manuel and Elizabeth Haynie . Capt. Vincent and Frances Haynie . Capt. G. W. “Buck” and Anne O. Davis . Braxton and Audrey Haynie . Capt. and Rph Wendell and Anne Haynie . Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr., by Northern Neck State Bank . Olonna's Shipyard . Omega Protein, Inc. . Reedville Fishermen's Museum . Capt. Leslie F. and Susan H. Haynie . Joseph H. Humphreys, Sr. . Matt and Suzy Smith , Restoration dedicated in memory or honor of those named above.

This stack was constructed around 1902 by the Morris-Fisher Co. At the time it was the largest commercial fish processing plant in the United States. In 2011, after years of weather and extensive lightning damage, the stack was restored under the leadership of Blaine Altaffer and Monty Deihl together with the efforts of many concerned citizens. Special thanks to the families, friends and businesses that were instrumental in keeping the stack standing. Today, the 130 foot stack stands tall as a navigational aid, a “welcome to all that ply these waters” and an enduring tribute to working watermen past and present.

Capt. Walter J. Biddlecomb • Capt. Ralph R. Biddlecomb • Thompson F. and Maria H. McCullough • Capt. F. Ray and Maria B. Rogers, Jr. • Capt. Francis “Buboo” Swift • Frederick R. and Christine S. Rogers, III • Charles Henry and Lyell O. Davis • Gray Fairfax Bryant • Taylor Carlyle Bryant • Mr. & Mrs. Richard C. Price • Hon. John H. and Karen W. Chichester • Jeannie Nelson • Lillian Brooks Crigger • Laura Albright Crigger • Capt. Paul and Beth Somers • Benjamin and Kathryn Watson • Russell Gray

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Thompson, III • Kathryn Anderson Thompson • Lucas Nils Hjertberg • Adelaide Svea Bell Watson-Hjertberg • Luna Louise Clingman • Susan and Bob Tipton • Capt. John and Barbara Lowry • Thomas Howard Jett •

Capt. Henry C. and Dixie L. Deihl • Capt. Irvin L. and Irene L Deihl, Sr. Lt. Col. Monty and Mary Deihl • John Mark Deihl, Spotter Pilot • Capt. Henry George Deihl • Capt. Irvin L. “Bucky” Deihl, Jr. • Capt. Harold L. “Teenie” Deihl • Capt. James E. Deihl • Capt. John D. Deihl • Chief Eng. W. Kenneth Loving • Joe D. Altaffer • Herman and Ted Parker • R. Hunter Manson • Herb and Nancy Lewis • Capt. Kenneth N. Davis • Martha and Steve Tallent • Donald and Mary Stone • Betty and Don Mountjoy • Carter and Carol Fox • Capt. Wallace Emory Lewis • Capt. L.M. Spriggs, Sr. • Edwin Catesby Rice • C. Herbert Rice

Edwin Warner “Bootsie” Rice • Emory C. Rice, Sr. • E. Carl “Sonny” Rice, Jr. • Capt. Alfred F. Biddlecomb • Capt. Richard Bernice Shelton • Capt. Charles H. and Ada F. Williams, Jr. • Charles H. and Olivia R. Williams, III • Capt. Leland F. and Alene S. Robinson Capt. Russell and Frances Haynie

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 9, 2026

2. Morris-Fisher Stack Marker

• Capt. Manuel and Elizabeth Haynie • Capt. Vincent and Frances Haynie • Capt. G. W. “Buck” and Anne O. Davis • Braxton and Audrey Haynie • Capt. & Rph Wendell and Anne Haynie • Hon. W. Tayloe Murphy Jr., by Northern Neck State Bank • Olonna's Shipyard • Omega Protein, Inc. • Reedville Fishermen's Museum • Capt. Leslie F. and Susan H. Haynie • Joseph H. Humphreys, Sr. • Matt and Suzy Smith

Restoration dedicated in memory or honor of those named above

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 37° 50.625′ N, 76° 16.536′ W. Marker is in Reedville, Virginia, in Northumberland County. It can be reached from Main Street south of Reed Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Main St, Reedville VA 22539, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

in the Chesapeake

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Bay Region,

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 distance of this marker: "The Save The Stack Committee" (here, next to this marker); Chesapeake Bay Log Canoe (here, next to this marker); The Reedville Railway (a few steps from this marker); Chesapeake Bay's Butler Boats (within shouting distance of this marker); Claud W. Somers (within shouting distance of this marker); Elva C (within shouting distance of this marker); Drive Boat (within shouting distance of this marker); Fannie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reedville.

Other markers no longer nearby. Claud W. Somers (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); a different marker also named Elva C (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. These markers have identical information on their inscriptions.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.