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

After the Surrender at Yorktown

Surrender at Gloucester Point Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

1. Surrender at Gloucester Point Marker

Inscription. Near this place on October 19, 1781, a surrender occurred one hour after the Surrender at Yorktown. The British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton surrendered to the French Brigadier General M. de Choisy, Commander of the French and American forces, thus ending British rule in America.

Erected 1981 by Gloucester County Board of Supervisors.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1927.

Location. 37° 15.027′ N, 76° 30.084′ W. Marker is in Gloucester Point, Virginia, in Gloucester County. It is on Vernon Street 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: Welcome to Gloucester Point (here, next to this marker); Early Land Patent (a few steps from this marker); Gloucester Point (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Gloucester Point (a few steps from this marker); Where North Meets South (within shouting distance of this marker); Attacking with “Decisive Vigor”

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(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 a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Marker dedication. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

2. Marker dedication.

Gloucester Point Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

3. Gloucester Point Markers

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

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 2, 2009

4. Tyndall's Point Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,382 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.