Yorktown in York county, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Yorktown’s Waterfront
Ships, Tobacco & Trade
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008
1. Yorktown’s Waterfront Marker
18th century commerce moved by water whenever possible. Yorktown’s waterfront reflected this. Tobacco warehouses, ship’s chandleries, grogshops and wharves lined the waterfront … Among them passed the diverse array of merchants and sailors, planters and inspectors, travelers, laborers, and slaves who kept business moving briskly.Erected by Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 37° 14.14′ N, 76° 30.337′ W. Marker is in Yorktown in York county, Virginia. Marker is on Water Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the Yorktown Waterfront. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pirates in Yorktown? (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater (within shouting distance of this marker); An Archer House (within shouting distance of
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More about this marker. Pictures on both sides of the marker depict colonial residents of Yorktown conducting business of the day. The bottom of the marker features a series of coins with the caption “Coins of many nations jingled in colonial pockets.” Among those pictured include “Bermuda Sixpence 1615 Famous ‘Hog Money,’ Mexico Silver 8 Reales 1762 Charles III of Spain, 1678 New Jersey Half Penny Dublin Coinage, Ireland Copper 1722 and Prussia Silver Thaler 1754 Frederick the Great”
Also see . . . Yorktown Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 2, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008
2. Yorktown Marker
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008
3. Yorktown Waterfront
This photo was taken from in front of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,245 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 2, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
