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

York River

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

1. York River Marker

Inscription. Known to the Indians as the Pamunkey, the colonists named it first Charles and then York, both in honor of the Duke of York. While only 26 miles in length, the tidal waters of the York River flow over the deepest natural channel of any Chesapeake Bay tributary.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Natural Resources • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 37° 15.551′ N, 76° 32.711′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway 0.1 miles east of Mason Row, on the left when traveling east. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Naval Weapons Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Powhatan's Village (approx. ¾ mile away); Indian Field Creek (approx. 0.9 miles away); French Trench (approx. 1.8 miles away); Washington-Rochambeau Route (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named French Trench (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Washington-Rochambeau Route to Victory (approx. 1.8 miles away); Fusiliers Redoubt (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

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Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009

2. York River

York River Marker (weathered) image. Click for full size.

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

3. York River Marker (weathered)

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 1,547 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 2, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.