Near Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Naval Weapons Station

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. Naval Weapons Station Marker

Inscription. The piers extending into the York River, just to the right, serve a major Navy installation. Since its establishment in 1918, then as a Mine Depot, it has served our country in two World Wars and the Korean conflict as well as in peace time.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 37° 15.241′ N, 76° 32.417′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Memorial can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway, 0.6 miles east of Mason Row, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. York River (approx. 0.4 miles away); Powhatan's Village (approx. 1.2 miles away); Indian Field Creek (approx. 1.3 miles away); French Trench (approx. 1.4 miles away); Washington-Rochambeau Route (approx. 1.4 miles away); a different marker also named French Trench (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Washington – Rochambeau Route to Victory (approx. 1.4 miles away); Fusiliers Redoubt (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. Colonial National

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Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

York River view (facing upriver) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. York River view (facing upriver)

York River view (facing downriver) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

3. York River view (facing downriver)

Naval Weapons Station Pier image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

4. Naval Weapons Station Pier

Naval Weapons Station Marker (weathered) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

5. Naval Weapons Station Marker (weathered)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,294 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.