Matthew Fontaine Maury High School
Matthew Fontaine Maury High School also known as Maury High School, is a high school located in the Ghent area of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. Maury's school mascot is the Commodore. The high school is named for Matthew Fontaine Maury. Maury High School has a Pre-Medical Health and Specialities Program for 9th-12th graders. It is the only school in the district to have this type of speciality program.
Maury High School in 1961
Matthew Fontaine Maury was an American oceanographer and naval officer, serving the United States and then joining the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
as a U.S. Navy lieutenant in 1853
Maury in 1855
Commander Matthew Fontaine Maury
Grave of Maury in Hollywood Cemetery