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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…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X1_aviation-field-yorktown_Yorktown-VA.html
From July 1919 until August 1921, the U.S. Navy operated an aviation training school at the U.S. Navy Mine Depot, today's Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. The school provided the first advanced aviation training for naval pilots in bomb, torpedo, a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17X0_york-river-ferry_Yorktown-VA.html
Records indicate that regular ferry service began hereas early as 1647 to cross the river between Yorktown and Gloucester Point. Ferries were licensed by the Virginia House of Burgesses and tolls, equipment, and services were regulated by colonial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WZ_chesapeake-bay-watermen_Yorktown-VA.html
Rugged men and women have made their living on the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers for centuries. Known as watermen, they hand down skills learned by observing water, climate, and wildlife. Consequently, younger generations learn time-honored mariti…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WY_yorktowns-tea-party_Yorktown-VA.html
While the Boston Tea Party of December 1773 is famous,a lesser known protest against the Tea Act also occurred in Virginia. On November 7, 1774 some concerned citizens of York County openly boarded a ship in the harbor and dumped two small chests …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WX_george-p-coleman-bridge_Yorktown-VA.html
Completed in 1952, the George P. Coleman Bridge is3,750 feet long. The structure replaced a ferry system that operated here for more than 200 years.
The bridge was widened and reconstructed in 1995. Prefabricated in six sections, the entire sup…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WW_nicks-seafood-pavilion_Yorktown-VA.html
After a vacation stopover in Yorktown, Nick and Mary Mathews decided to return in 1944 to open a restaurant. The original Nick's had 35 seats. Later, Nick's Seafood Pavilion, famous for it's fine seafood menu and ornate decor, expanded to seat 440…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17WV_n-s-savannah_Yorktown-VA.html
N.S. Savannah, a joint project of the U.S. Maritime Administration and the Atomic Energy Commission, was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship. She was built to carry up to 60 passengers and 9,250 tons of cargo. In 1962, after reactor tests at Y…