Olde Towne in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
William Porter
1750 - 1807
William Porter
Lt., 12th Virginia Regiment
1750 - 1807
12th Virginia Regiment
American Revolution
A founding member of Monumental UMC in 1772
"Ye shall have a song "
Isaiah 30:29
Erected 2009 by Fort Nelson Chapter, NSDAR.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.
Location. 36° 50.236′ N, 76° 18.119′ W. Memorial is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in Olde Towne. It can be reached from Granada Street east of Dinwiddie Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 425 Granada St, Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: Founding of the Nation (here, next to this marker); Capt. James Hamilton (here, next to this marker); Glasgow Street Park (within shouting distance of this
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
