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

Early Land Patent

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Early Land Patent Marker

Inscription. Argoll Yeardley patented 4000 acres of land, known as Tyndall's Neck, here on the north side of Charles (now York) River, October 12, 1640. This was one of the first land patents north of the York River.

Erected 1930 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number NW-10.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 12, 1830.

Location. 37° 15.023′ N, 76° 30.08′ W. Marker is in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on Vernon Streeet near Riverview Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located at the entrance to Tyndall's Point Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1376 Vernon Street, 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: A different marker also named Gloucester Point (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);

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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 (was here, next to this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

2. Early Land Patent Marker

The marker has moderately weathered.

Tyndall's Point Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

3. Tyndall's Point Park.

Vernon Street (facing south). image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

4. Vernon Street (facing south).

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,016 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on May 5, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.