Gloucester Point in Gloucester County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Gloucester Point

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

1. Gloucester Point Marker

Inscription. Long a home to Virginia Indians, this strategically important promontory was initially called Tyndall's Point by the English, after Robert Tyndall, who mapped the area in 1608. A tobacco warehouse was erected here here in the 1630s, and a fort was built ca. 1667 during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. The port village of Gloucester Town thrived here in the 18th century. In 1781, during the Revolutionary War, British Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis fortified the point. Confederate troops maintained a fort and battery, constructed by enslaved African Americans, from 1861 to 1862. Union troops then occupied the fort until 1865. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science moved here in 1950.

Erected 2017 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NA-9.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1608.

Location. 37° 15.021′ N, 76° 30.082′ W. Marker is in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on Vernon Street just south of Battery Drive, on the right when

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traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1376 Vernon St, Gloucester Point VA 23062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

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: Early Land Patent (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Gloucester Point (here, next to this marker); Welcome to Gloucester Point (a few steps from this marker); After the Surrender at Yorktown (a few steps from this marker); Where North Meets South (within shouting distance of this marker); Attacking with “Decisive Vigor” (within shouting distance of this marker); Classic Camp Life (within shouting distance of this marker); Parts of a Parrott Rifle (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester Point.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Gloucester Point (has been replaced with this marker).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Old Marker At This Location also titled "Gloucester Point".

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

2. Gloucester Point Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.