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

Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay

A Cooperative Effort

— Watermen’s Museum —

Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

1. Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay Marker

Inscription. The Chesapeake Bay is the second largest estuary in the world.
Fresh water from 6 states and the District of Columbia meet the ocean in the bay, mixing to create somewhat salty brackish water. The Bay is a productive ecosystem that supports plant, animal, fish, bird, human, and other life including shellfish.
Oysters are a keystone species of the Chesapeake Bay. Without oysters in the ecosystem, the Bay would become vastly different

The TOGA Mission
To help restore the Chesapeake Bay through noncommercial oyster aquaculture in cooperation with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)

Erected by Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association and Watermen’s Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 37° 14.359′ N, 76° 30.63′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Water Street 0.3 miles west of Buckner Street, on the right when traveling west. The marker is at the rear entrance to the Watermen’s Museum attached to the railing. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 309 Water St, Yorktown VA 23690, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Virginia Chesapeake Bay Patent Tong Work Boats (here, next to this marker); Pale Moon (a few steps from this marker); What’s a Chesapeake Bay Deadrise? (a few steps from this marker); The Collier Betsy (within shouting distance of this marker); The Watermen's Museum (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown's Windmill (within shouting distance of this marker); Join the Adventure (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smith Explores the Chesapeake (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Betsy (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Aviation Field Yorktown (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Also see . . .
1. Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association. (Submitted on February 9, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
2. Watermen’s Museum. (Submitted on February 9, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross

2. Oysters and the Chesapeake Bay Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 178 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.