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

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Gloucester Point

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Gloucester Point Marker

Inscription. Known first as Tyndall's Point. The colonists built a fort here in 1667. In 1676 Bacon led his rebels across the river here. Tarleton and Dundas occupied the place in October, 1781, in the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis planned to break through the blockade here, but a storm kept him from crossing the river. The point was fortified by the Confederates in 1861 and occupied by Union troops in 1862.

Erected 1928 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number 9-NA.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1781.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 37° 15.022′ N, 76° 30.081′ W. Marker was in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It was on Vernon Street near Riverview Street, on the right. The marker is located at the entrance to Tyndall's Point Park. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1376 Vernon Street, Gloucester Point VA 23062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on the Middle Peninsula

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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

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distance of this location: A different marker also named Gloucester Point (here, next to 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). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gloucester Point.

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

Gloucester Point Marker on Vernon Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

2. Gloucester Point Marker on Vernon Street.

Gloucester Point Marker at Tyndall's Point Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

3. Gloucester Point Marker at Tyndall's Point Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.