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

Goodwin Neck

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Goodwin Neck Marker

Inscription. This area, locally known as Dandy, was part of the land granted to John Chew July 6, 1636, and was sold by his heirs to James Goodwin, a member of the House of Burgesses from Jamestown, August 27, 1668. The area was strategically important both to British General Charles Cornwallis and to Confederate General John B. Magruder, who erected earth redoubts at the heads of several creeks on Goodwin Neck.

Erected 1989 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NP-12.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1636.

Location. 37° 12.719′ N, 76° 26.071′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is on Goodwin Neck Road (Virginia Route 173) 0.3 miles west of Stillwater Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23692, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Seaford (approx. 1.2 miles away); Civil War Trenches (approx. 2.4 miles away); Yorke Village (approx. 2.4 miles away); Early Settlement Along Wormley's Creek (approx. 2½ miles away); Major William Gooch Of This Parish (approx. 2½ miles away); Archaeological Excavations (approx. 2½ miles away); The Seventeenth-Century Churches of York Parish (approx. 2½ miles away); Revenue Cutter Surveyor (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Dandy Baptist Church on Goodwin Neck Rd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Dandy Baptist Church on Goodwin Neck Rd

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 21, 2026

3. Goodwin Neck Marker

View looking east towards Goodwin Neck proper.

Goodwin Neck Redoubt image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 21, 2026

4. Goodwin Neck Redoubt

There is a surviving Civil War redoubt on Goodwin Neck, visible from Goodwin Neck Road on the property of Plains Yorktown Terminal, just 650' north of Back Creek Road. By road distance, this fortification is 1.5 miles west on Goodwin Neck Road from the marker.

3DEP Imagery of Goodwin Neck Redoubt image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Usgs

5. 3DEP Imagery of Goodwin Neck Redoubt

This image, using the USGS' 3D Elevation Program, shows the shape of the fortification. Back Creek Road is the roadway at the bottom right of the image. Goodwin Neck Road is the distinct north-south artery.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,834 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 4, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 16, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.