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

Cheatham Annex

 
 
Cheatham Annex Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009
1. Cheatham Annex Marker
Inscription. The piers and structures across the water are an extension of the Naval Base at Norfolk. This takes advantage of the excellent York River deep water channel as did Cornwallis when, in 1781, he chose Yorktown as his base.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: MilitaryNatural ResourcesWar, US RevolutionaryWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.
 
Location. 37° 16.367′ N, 76° 34.799′ W. Marker is near Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker can be reached from Colonial National Historic Parkway, 2.1 miles west of Mason Row, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23691, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bellfield Plantation (within shouting distance of this marker); Nathaniel Bacon (approx. ¼ mile away); Ringfield Plantation (approx. ¼ mile away); Indian Field Creek (approx. 1.4 miles away); Powhatan's Village (approx. 1½ miles away); York River (approx. 2.1 miles away); Naval Weapons Station (approx. 2½ miles away); Authority and Ceremony (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
 
Also see . . .  Colonial Parkway. Colonial National Historical
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Park (Submitted on December 24, 2009.) 
 
Cheatham Annex Pier on the York River image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bernard Fisher, December 21, 2009
2. Cheatham Annex Pier on the York River
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,248 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 24, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.

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