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

Morrison

Photographed by Kevin W., September 28, 2014

1. Morrison Marker

Inscription. A station named for Col. J. S. Morrison, Construction Engineer of the Peninsula Division, Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, was built in the Warwick County Hamlet of Gum Grove on completion of the line between Richmond and Newport News on Oct. 16, 1881. Morrison Post Office was established Feb. 2, 1883 and a public school was recorded in a deed dated Aug. 16, 1906. This was to become Warwick High in 1948. In World War I Camp Morrison was activated nearby.

Erected 1968 by Newport News Historical Committee.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Railroads & Streetcars • War, World I. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 2, 1918.

Location. 37° 3.207′ N, 76° 28.386′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Warwick. It is at the intersection of Harpersville Road and Gatewood Road, on the left when traveling east on Harpersville Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23601, 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: Waters Creek (approx. 0.7 miles away); Estelle and George Abernathy (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lt. Col. Charles D. Dreux (approx. 0.7 miles

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away); Sloop La Nube (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 0.8 miles away); Admiralty Pattern Anchor (approx. 0.9 miles away); USS Monitor: America's First Ironclad (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Other markers no longer nearby. Walking Beam and A-Frame (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Walking Beam (was approx. 0.8 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Kevin W., September 28, 2014

2. Morrison Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

3. Morrison Marker

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

4. Morrison Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,006 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 30, 2014, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2024, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.