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

Dorothy

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Dorothy Marker

Inscription. Launched in 1890, the tugboat Dorothy was the first ship built by Newport News Shipbuilding. After a long career, Dorothy was brought home and refurbished in 1976 to stand on the Shipyard grounds as a tribute to the company’s shipbuilders.

Erected by Newport News Shipbuilding.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 36° 59.053′ N, 76° 26.081′ 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: SS United States (here, next to this marker); USS Atlantic (here, next to this marker); USS Nimitz (here, next to this marker); USS Virginia (a few steps from this marker); USS Newport News (a few steps from this marker); The Apprentice School (approx. 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.

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Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Two other markers for the Dorothy, which is displayed 5 blocks northwest of this marker.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Dorothy 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 879 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.