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

West Along Main Street

Historic Yorktown

— Colonial National Historical Park —

West Along Main Street Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, December 9, 2011

1. West Along Main Street Marker

Inscription. “York-Town…tho’ but stragglingly built…makes no inconsiderable Figure. You perceive a great Air of Opulence amongst the Inhabitants, who have some of them built themselves Houses, equal in Magnificence to many of our superb ones at St. James’ as those of Mr. Lightfoot, Nelson, &c/” Edward Kimber, “Observations in Several Voyages and Travels in America in the Year 1736.”

Yorktown’s prosperity as a port peaked around the middle of the 18th century. By 1781, Main Street, as depicted in this painting, had become a quieter, less active avenue.

(caption)
Painting by Sidney King

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1736.

Location. 37° 14.117′ N, 76° 30.503′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Church Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 408 Main Street, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: East Along Main Street (here, next to this marker); Somerwell House (a few steps from

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this marker); Two Mercenary Units (within shouting distance of this marker); Medical Shop (Reconstructed) (within shouting distance of this marker); Swan Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1925 (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1730 (within shouting distance of this marker); York County War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 23, 2016

2. West Along Main Street Marker

A view of the marker along Main Street to the west.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 496 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 6, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.