South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Virginia War Museum
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
1. Virginia War Museum Marker
The rear gallery was erected in 1941 under the Joint Appropriations of the 1940 General Assembly and the Council of the City of Newport News
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 37° 1.174′ N, 76° 27.214′ W. Memorial is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It can be reached from Kawana Circle west of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south. The marker is located in Huntington Park on the wall to the entrance to the War Musuem. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9285 Warwick Blvd, Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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: M53 Self Propelled Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); 40mm/56 Quad Mount Bofors Anti-Aircraft Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); 21 cm Mφrser (within shouting distance of this marker); Pearl Harbor Survivors (within shouting distance of this marker); Vietnam War Monument (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ferguson Park
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Also see . . . Virginia War Museum. (Submitted on October 5, 2016.)
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
2. Virginia War Museum Marker
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
3. Virginia War Museum
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
4. Virginia War Museum-Army Vehicle
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
5. Virginia War Museum-Army Vehicle
Photographed by Don Morfe, September 21, 2016
6. Sign at the entrance-Virginia War Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 599 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 3, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
