Father Ryan's Home

Photographed By James Thomson, October 8, 2010

1. Father Ryan's Home Marker

Inscription. On Chapel Street, south of this point, stood the home of Father Abram J. Ryan, beloved poet of the Confederacy.
"But their memories e'er shall remain for us and their names, bright names, without stain for us:
the glory they won shall not wane for us.
In legend and lay
our heroes in gray
shall for ever live over again for us."

Erected by City of Norfolk.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • War, US Civil.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 36° 52.669′ N, 76° 15.819′ W. Marker was in Norfolk, Virginia. It was in Fairmont Park. Marker was at the intersection of Lafayette Boulevard (Virginia Route 247) and Tidewater Drive (Virginia Route 168), on the right when traveling west on Lafayette Boulevard. Marker has been removed with no plan to display it in the future. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Norfolk VA 23509, United States of America.

We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies. Tsodilo Hills (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ella J. Baker (approx. 1.3 miles away); United Order of Tents (approx. 1.3 miles away); Confederate Defense Line (approx. 1½ miles away); American Cigar Factory (approx. 1.6 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Cedar Grove Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Norfolk.

Regarding Father Ryan's Home. Norfolk is one location cited as Ryan's birthplace. Most sources indicate Ryan was born in Hagerstown, Maryland. Regardless Ryan spent part of his childhood in Norfolk before the family moved west to Missouri.

Also see . . . Father Abram Ryan. Wikipedia entry. Ryan may not have been "officially" part of the Confederate army, but his presence at many major battles in the western theater is well documented. (Submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States.)

Photographed By Brandon D Cross, January 19, 2019

2. Father Ryan's Home Marker

Father Ryan's Home Marker has been removed image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Brandon D Cross

3. Father Ryan's Home Marker has been removed

Library of Congress

4. Father Ryan

This portrait of Abram J. Ryan is part of a group of images entitled "American Southern Poets" published in 1908.

Father Ryan's grave at Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

5. Father Ryan's grave at Catholic Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. This page has been viewed 1,978 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on January 26, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. Photos: 1. submitted on October 11, 2010, by James Thomson of Chesapeake, United States. 2. submitted on February 5, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on February 15, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. 4. submitted on January 25, 2023, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 5. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.