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

SS United States

United States Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. United States Marker

Inscription. The most famous of all Newport News-built ships, the passenger liner SS United States still holds the world’s speed record for transatlantic crossings. The liner was launched in 1951 and delivered to the United States Line Company the following year.

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 1951.

Location. 36° 59.051′ N, 76° 26.077′ 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 Nimitz (here, next to this marker); Dorothy (here, next to this marker); USS Newport News (a few steps from this marker); USS Virginia (a few steps from this marker); USS Atlantic (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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SS United States marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. SS United States 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 745 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Name of the ship the anchors belonged to. Add the information to all six markers at this location. • Can you help?