Near Spotsylvania Courthouse in Spotsylvania County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
John J. Wright Parksite
Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007
1. John J. Wright Parksite Marker
Dr. Sadie C. Johnson
Robert C. Crump
Aaron A. Fairchild
Alma P. Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Cuba Robinson
Booker T. Ross
Dock Sample
Rev. Fennell F. Terrell
Lewis J. Terrell
Rebecca L. Terrell
Dudley C. Ware
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas.
Location. 38° 9.195′ N, 77° 35.976′ W. Marker is near Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, in Spotsylvania County. It can be reached from Courthouse Road. Marker is located in a shelter withing John J. Wright Parksite. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7537 Courthouse Road, Spotsylvania VA 22551, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area, in Northern Virginia, and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Spotsylvania Sunday School Union Parksite (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Secondary Education for African American Children (about 600 feet away); John J. Wright School (about 700 feet away); Pennys Tavern Site (approx. 2.3 miles away); Third Spotsylvania County Courthouse Site (approx. 2.3 miles away); Batter Up: Spotsylvania Yellow Jackets (approx. 2.7 miles
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Civil War Veterans at rest in Zion's Cemetery (was approx. 2.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007
2. Shelter housing the John J. Wright Parksite Marker
Marker is barely visible in the back of the shelter.
Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007
3. John J. Wright Parksite Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007
4. The Field at John J. Wright Parksite was dedicated as Bennie Carter Field in July 1983
Photographed by Kevin W., November 18, 2007
5. Bennie Carter Field
In the background is Historic John J. Wright Middle School, built on the original site of the first high school for African-American students in Spotsylvania County.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 20, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 99 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 20, 2007, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
