North Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Aviation Field Yorktown

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

1. Aviation Field Yorktown Marker

Inscription. From July 1919 until Aug. 1921, the U.S. Navy operated an aviation training school north of here at what was then known as the U.S. Navy Mine Depot (U.S. Naval Weapons Station). The school provided the first advanced aviation and gunnery operations. In Oct. 1922 the aviation field supported the first flight made from a U.S. aircraft carrier, USS Langley, which was anchored in the York River. Also, on 8 May 1925 likely the first overland commercial flight from New York City to this region landed there.

Erected 2006 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-232.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Military. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 8, 1925.

Location. 37° 12.765′ N, 76° 34.271′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in North Newport News. It is on Yorktown Road (Virginia Route 238), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 Yorktown Road, Newport News VA 23603, United States

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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: Endview (a few steps from this marker); Lebanon Church (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Endview (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Lebanon Church (a few steps from this marker); Endview Plantation (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Endview (about 800 feet away); The Dairy House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Virginia Indians (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map

Markers on Yorktown Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

2. Markers on Yorktown Road

Two markers are found at this location across the street from the Lebanon Church and in front of Endview Plantation. The Aviation Field Yorktown marker to the left in the photo.

of all markers in Newport News.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Endview Landscape (was about 800 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Dairy Building (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Endview Spring (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,222 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.