Okahumpka in Lake County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Attorney Virgil Darnell Hopkins
Photographed by James R. Murray, March 14, 2015
1. Attorney Virgil Darnell Hopkins Marker
1906-1988
Florida and Okahumpkas
Civil Rights Pioneer
May his personal sacrifices
which desegregated
Florida's universities
and provided legal assistance
to those in need,
inspire future generations
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights.
Location. 28° 44.885′ N, 81° 53.761′ W. Marker is in Okahumpka, Florida, in Lake County. It is at the intersection of Virgil Hawkins Circle and County Road 470 on Virgil Hawkins Circle. Marker is right across from Okahumpka's Post Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: The Villages FL 34762, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Orlando and in Central Florida. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Okahumpka Rosenwald School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake County Fallen Heroes (approx. 4½ miles away); World War II (approx. 4.7 miles away); WAVES / WAC (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Nurse Corp in WW II (approx. 4.7 miles away); Women Marines / Rosie the Riveter (approx. 4.7 miles away); Battlefield Cross (approx. 4.7 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away).
More about this marker. Marker is part of the Florida Black Heritage Marker Series
Also see . . . Virgil D. Hawkins obituary from New York Times.
this page online
Photographed by James R. Murray, March 14, 2015
2. Attorney Virgil Darnell Hopkins Marker
Distant view of marker, which is across the street from the post office.
Photographed by James R. Murray, March 14, 2015
3. Attorney Virgil Darnell Hopkins Marker
Photo of Dawkins on the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 24, 2017. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 842 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 14, 2015, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
