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

Wormley Creek Crossing

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 8, 2015

1. Wormley Creek Crossing Marker

Inscription. The earth dam in front of you creates Wormley Pond which existed in 1781 when Augustine Moore operated a grist mill here. American troops marched over the dam regularly as they moved to and from the Siege line.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 13.033′ N, 76° 29.55′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is on Historical Tour Road 0.7 miles south of Moore House Road (Virginia Route 238), on the right when traveling south. Located along the Battlefield Tour route on the Yorktown Battlefield, part of Colonial National Historical Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Wear Of Centuries (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); American Approach Road (approx. ¼ mile away); The Deposit (approx. 0.3 miles away); American Encampment (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moore House (approx. half a mile away); The First Siege Line (approx. half a mile away); Major General Benjamin Lincoln and His Division (approx. 0.6 miles away); Revenue Cutter Surveyor (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . . Yorktown Battlefield

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. Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service (Submitted on November 9, 2015.)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 8, 2015

2. Wormley Creek Crossing Marker

Wormley Pond image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 8, 2015

3. Wormley Pond

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,286 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 9, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.