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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WR_kiskiak-indians_Yorktown-VA.html
Algonquin-speaking people occupied eastern Virginia when the English landed at Jamestown in 1607. The Kiskiak, one of their chiefdoms allied under the principal chiefdom of Powhatan, was located near here on the banks of Indian Field Creek. John S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WJ_york-river-ecosystem_Yorktown-VA.html
Plants and animals in the York River and its watershedprovide many ecosystem services. Forests reduce sediment runoff and excess nutrients, and provide nesting sites for bald eagles, osprey, and herons. Underwater grass beds sustain the young of s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WI_the-york-river_Yorktown-VA.html
Native North Americans called the York River Pamunkee, combining two words meaning upland and sloping to describe its high banks. English colonists renamed the river Charles, in1634, and later York, in 1643.
The river's watershed area drains fr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WF_seat-of-the-county-of-york_Yorktown-VA.html
York County, initially named Charles Shire, was created in 1634 when Virginia was divided into eight geographical areas. At first the undefined county boundaries extended far into the northern and western frontiers. The Town of York has served as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WE_uss-yorktown_Yorktown-VA.html
Since the October 19, 1781, victory at Yorktown, Virginia, five U.S. Navy ships have been named Yorktown. The first (1840) was constructed at Gosport Shipyard, the present-day Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The 16-gun ship sloop hit a reef in the Cape Ve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WD_civil-war-hot-air-balloons_Yorktown-VA.html
In April and May of 1862, Union and Confederate commanders deployed observation balloons near Yorktown during the Peninsula Campaign. Professor Thaddeus Lowe and Brigadier General Fitz-John Porter gathered intelligence about the Confederate defens…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WC_steamboats-on-york-river_Yorktown-VA.html
In 1817, the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, orthe "Old Bay Line," began regular steamboat servicebetween Baltimore, Maryland, and Norfolk, Virginia.The company's boats transported mail, crops, freight,and people along the length of the Chesapeake…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WB_transamerica-bike-trail_Yorktown-VA.html
In 1976, the Adventure Cycling Association established the TransAmerica Trail as part of the United States bicentennial celebration. The Route 76 bike trail runs from Astoria, Oregon, to Yorktown, Virginia, and covers 4,262 miles.
It is still t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WA_yorktowns-stormy-past_Yorktown-VA.html
Because of its location, Yorktown is susceptible to damage from storms such as nor'easters and hurricanes. One such storm played a role in the outcome of the Siege of Yorktown. On October 16, 1781, under intense fire, the British Army attempted to…
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In 1730, a law was passed requiring that all tobacco exported from Virginia be inspected by officials at one of the public inspection warehouses which were located in port towns or along the rivers throughout the colony. Any tobacco not meeting a …