Kilmarnock in Lancaster County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Dr. Morgan E. Norris

(c. 1883-1966)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

1. Dr. Morgan E. Norris Marker

Inscription. Dr. Morgan E. Norris, a Lancaster native and the Northern Neck’s first black physician, practiced medicine at this site 1917-1964. He opened to all races specialty surgical clinics, bringing enhanced medical care to the lower Northern Neck. In 1928 Dr. Norris led a campaign to build the first brick elementary school for black children in the Northern Neck. In 1939 he spearheaded a boycott to secure free bus transportation for black school children and led the Northern Neck Progressive Association’s annual fair from 1927 until 1959. He was the second black trustee of Hampton University, and the first black coroner in the state.

Erected 2013 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number J-108.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Education • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list.

Location. 37° 41.915′ N, 76° 22.437′ W. Marker is in Kilmarnock, Virginia, in Lancaster County. It is at the intersection of Mary Ball Road (Virginia Route 3) and Route 651, on the right when traveling south on Mary Ball Road. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 16114 Mary Ball Rd, Kilmarnock VA 22482, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Northern Neck.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Kilmarnock (approx. 0.9 miles away); First American Woman Missionary to China (approx. 0.9 miles away); Never Forget Garden (approx. one mile away); Ditchley and Cobbs (approx. 2.6 miles away); Corotoman (approx. 3 miles away); Christ Church (approx. 3 miles away); Site of Robert Carter's Brick Kiln (approx. 3 miles away); Virginia Founders, Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kilmarnock.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 4, 2021

2. Dr. Morgan E. Norris Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,314 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 5, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.