Riverside in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Leifr Eiriksson
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2016
1. Leifr Eiriksson Marker
This sculpture was presented to The Mariners' Museum by the Eiriksson Memorial Committee of the National League of Icelanders in America. It is a copy of a sculpture that was given to the people of Iceland by the United States Government in 1930.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Exploration.
Location. 37° 3.595′ N, 76° 29.271′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Riverside. It is at the intersection of Avenue of the Arts and Warwick Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Avenue of the Arts. 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: Captain Christopher Newport (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Waters Creek (approx. Ό mile away); Estelle and George Abernathy (approx. Ό mile away); Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Spanish Bronze Gun (approx. 0.3 miles away); US Navy Admiralty Pattern Anchor (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sloop La Nube
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Other markers no longer nearby. Walking Beam and A-Frame (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Walking Beam (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2016
2. Leifr Eiriksson Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2016
3. Leifr Eiriksson Marker
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2016
4. Leifr Eiriksson Marker
In honor of all the men and women who served, are serving, and will serve our country.
Ann and Tom Hunnicutt
March 9, 2007
Ann and Tom Hunnicutt
March 9, 2007
Photographed by Kevin W., May 14, 2016
5. Leifr Eiriksson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 23, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 667 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 23, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.
