Near Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Cheatham Annex

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. Cheatham Annex Marker

Inscription. The piers and structures across the water are an extension of the Naval Base at Norfolk. This takes advantage of the excellent York River deep water channel as did Cornwallis when, in 1781, he chose Yorktown as his base.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Military • Natural Resources • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 16.367′ N, 76° 34.799′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway 2.1 miles west of Mason Row, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23691, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bellfield Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Bacon (approx. ¼ mile away); Ringfield Plantation (approx. ¼ mile away); Indian Field Creek (approx. 1.4 miles away); Powhatan's Village (approx. 1½ miles away); York River (approx. 2.1 miles away); Naval Weapons Station (approx. 2½ miles away); Authority and Ceremony (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . . Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical

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Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

Cheatham Annex Pier on the York River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. Cheatham Annex Pier on the York River

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,652 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.