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

USS Virginia

Virginia Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Virginia Marker

Inscription. A state holiday was declared on the day the 15,000-ton battleship USS Virginia was launched in 1904. USS Virginia was one of the seven battleships built by Newport News to sail in President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet on its world tour in 1907.

Erected by Newport News Shipbuilding.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 36° 59.057′ N, 76° 26.076′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Avenue and 35th Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23607, 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 walking distance of this marker: USS Newport News (here, next to this marker); USS Atlantic (here, next to this marker); Dorothy (a few steps from this marker); USS Nimitz (a few steps from this marker); SS United States (a few steps from this marker); The Apprentice School (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Newport News First High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothy – Hull Number One (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

USS Virginia marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. USS Virginia marker

Located near a display of two ship’s anchors.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 788 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.