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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H3K_the-yorktown-windmill_Yorktown-VA.html
History of the Original Yorktown Windmill
Built in 1711 by William Buckner, the Yorktown Windmill was a guidepost on the York River for nearly two centuries. After retiring from his post as Surveyor General of Virginia, Buckner purchased the poi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H0P_ground-your-firelocks_Yorktown-VA.html
Under the British Flag (Left of Marker):The garrison marched out between the two lines of American troops reluctantly enough, and laid down their arms. A corporal next to me shed tears, and embracing his flintlock, threw it down, saying, "May…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19JQ_kiskiack_Yorktown-VA.html
The last major settlement to be abandoned by the Indians on the peninsula south of the York River, Kiskiack was a commercial center when the English arrived in 1607. Positioned just downstream from Powhatan's headquarters and near the Rickahock tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19JP_washington-rochambeau-route_Yorktown-VA.html
General Washington and the French troops under General Rochambeau began the siege of Great Britain's General Cornwallis at Yorktown on September 28, 1781. Cornwallis surrendered his army on October 19 after a siege of 21 days.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XC_john-smith-explores-the-chesapeake_Yorktown-VA.html
Captain John Smith explored the Chesapeake Bay in the early 1600s seeking precious metals and a passage to Asia. He traveled the James, Chickahominy, and York rivers in 1607, and led two major expeditions from Jamestown in 1608. Smith and his crew…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17XA_join-the-adventure_Yorktown-VA.html
Explore the places Englishman John Smith traveled in the early 1600s. Learn about the thriving American Indian communities he encountered and imagine the bountiful Chesapeake he observed. Experience the natural and cultural richness that exists in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X8_the-watermens-museum_Yorktown-VA.html
The Watermen's Museum is one of the Chesapeake Bay's special places linked together by the Gateways Network. Visitors to Chesapeake Bay Gateways experience first-hand the varied stories and adventures shaped by the extraordinary environment of Ame…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X4_the-olympic-flame_Yorktown-VA.html
Honoring America for the first timethe Olympic Flame arrived hereto begins its journey tothe XIII Winter Olympic GamesJanuary 31, 1980
Yorktown, VirginiaWhere independence was won
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X3_naval-weapons-station_Yorktown-VA.html
Supply, amphibious, and combat ships pass Yorktown ontheir way to and from the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. The military installation's pier is located three miles upstream.
When the 20-square-mile site was acquired by the Navy on August 7, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X2_yorktowns-windmill_Yorktown-VA.html
For over 100 years, one of Yorktown's most prominentlandmarks was a tall, wooden "smock" windmill that stood at the edge of the steep bluff near here. A rotating cap with sails sat atop the tower and could be turned with a long tail pole to face t…