Deer Park in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Jeff Lyal Simpson

June 1, 2026

1. Jeff Lyal Simpson Marker

Inscription. Jett Simpson, a native of Newport News and a 1981 graduate of Ferguson High School, voluntarily entered the collapsing World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 to help save lives. Simpson perished in the disaster, but the memory of his heroic action is recorded here as an example of great courage, compassion, and sellessness.

Dedicated September 11, 2006 by his friends and classmates from Ferguson High School.

Erected 2006 by Friends and classmates from Ferguson High School.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: 9/11 Attacks.

Location. 37° 5.22′ N, 76° 28.42′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Deer Park. It can be reached from Town Center Drive east of Merchants Walk, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Town Center Dr, Newport News VA 23606, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deer Park (approx. 1.1 miles away); First Baptist Church Morrison (approx. 1.8 miles away); Captain Christopher Newport (approx. 2 miles away); Estelle and George Abernathy (approx. 2 miles away); Waters Creek (approx. 2 miles away); Leifr Eiriksson

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(approx. 2 miles away); Walker’s Green (approx. 2.2 miles away); Morrison (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Other markers no longer nearby. York County / Warwick County (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Hidenwood (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2026. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photo 1. submitted on June 5, 2026. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.

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