American Revolution Museum / Whitaker’s Mill / Port Act / Watermen’s Museum / Fort Monroe / Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail / Lee Hall / York County Historical Museum / Naval Weapons Station / Big Bethel / William Gooch Tomb / Gooch tomb / Whitaker’s Mill Archaeological Complex / York Hall museum / Governor’s Palace / dwelling of Lord Dunmore / Fort York / York Hall / Yorktown Victory Monument / Langley Air Force Base / Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center / National Cemetery / Commander’s Headquarters / Camp Peary / Burwell’s Mill / Fort Eustis / Queen Mary’s Port / /
IndustryTerm
agriculture product / fuel oil depot / kiln site / battlefield site / mill site / archaeological site / forestry products / manufacturing / main travel way / retail / manufacturing businesses / retail merchants / transportation links / plantation site / present-day site / /
NaturalFeature
Jamestown Island / Indies / James-York peninsula / James River / York river / Queen Creek / King Creek / Chesapeake Bay / /
Organization
Virginia Assembly / Virginia House of Burgesses / Army / Navy / Department of Archaeological Research / Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation / British Army in North America / York County Planning Division / Continental Army / Grace Church / Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation / U.S. Coast Guard Training Center / Yorktown Victory Center / York-Hampton Parish Church / U.S. War Department / Court of York / Congress / Virginia legislature / National Park Service / Federal Government / Confederate army / British Army / Virginia Department of Historic Resources / /
Person
Frederick Bryan / Comte de Grasse / Thomas Graves / William Gooch / Surrender Field / Henry M. Naglee / Francis Nicholson / George Washington / William Rogers / John Smith / Creek / Ulysses S. Grant / Henry Clinton / John Magruder / Franklin D. Roosevelt / Bryan Manor / D.M. McNorton / George McClellan / Harris Grove / Henry Lee / Richard Ambler / Charles Cornwallis / Dunmore / /
Position
Captain / County Sheriff / physician / General / custom collector / King / admiral / Lieutenant General / Major General / last royal governor / Queen / Union General / Governor / Confederate General / York County Sheriff / member / Commander / /
ProvinceOrState
Hampton/York County / Virginia / Gloucester County / Carolinas / New York / Park Service Historical Markers The County / Rhode Island / RESOURCES INTRODUCTION York County / James City County / York County / /
HISTORIC RESOURCES INTRODUCTION York County and the surrounding region are rich in both historic archaeological and architectural