Fort Eustis in Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Skiffes Creek

December 14, 2024

1. Skiffes Creek Marker

Inscription. Known as Keath's Creek in 1682, this stream was probably named for nearby landowner, the Rev. George Keath. It was the boundary between James City and former Warwick County. LTC Wm. Cary (1657-1713), son of Miles Cary, immigrant, inherited the 360-acre Skiffes Creek Plantation. His grandson, Wm. Cary, Jr. (1708-84), sold it to Allen Jones. A sentry was posted here during the Revolution to warn of British Ships in the James.

Erected 1975 by Corporation of Newport News, Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.

Location. 37° 10.116′ N, 76° 36.184′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Fort Eustis. It is on Kerr Road 0.2 miles west of Victory Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. This marker is on post at Fort Eustis, located in the Third Port Area by Kerr Road. Access to the fort is limited to authorized personnel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Eustis VA 23604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

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: High Performance Helicopter (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Magnolia House" - Chief of Transportation's Quarters (approx.

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¼ mile away); Matthew Jones House (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Matthew Jones House (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Landship (Building 415) (approx. one mile away); Colossian Baptist Church (approx. one mile away); Native Americans on this Land (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Civil War on Fort Eustis (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

More about this marker. The City of Newport News and the Fort Eustis Historical & Archaeological Association collaborated in the placement of 13 markers on post from 1968-1977 in the same style as the city placed elsewhere.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2025. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 13 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on March 5, 2025. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.