Norfolk Botanical Gardens , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Norfolk Botanical Gardens
Erected 1988 by Department of Conservation and Historic Resources. (Marker Number KN-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Agriculture • Man-Made Features. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR), and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
Location. 36° 54.099′ N, 76° 12.1′ W. Marker is in Norfolk, Virginia. It is in Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Marker is on Botanical Gardens Ac Road. Marker is in Norfolk Botanical Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23518, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Air Traffic Control (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Norfolk International Airport (about 600 feet away); How do Planes Fly? (about 600 feet away); U.S.N. Armed Guard of World War II Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Col. John Thorowgood Jr. (approx. 2.1 miles away); City Beach (approx. 2.1 miles away); Bataan Corregidor Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away); Pearl Harbor Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.
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