Ballard Creek

Ballard Creek is a stream in York County, Virginia. Ballard Creek is situated nearby to the locality Hickory Hill, as well as near Yorktown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Watermen’s Museum and George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.

Watermen’s Museum

Museum

The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen', from pre-colonial to modern times. The Museum is located on Water Street and open to the public from April to December.

George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Pytheas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the United States state of Virginia.

Yorktown Victory Monument

Monument

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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a monument erected in Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the alliance with France that brought about the end of the American Revolution and the resulting peace with England after the American Revolutionary War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.

Yorktown

Town

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Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682.

Gloucester Point

Town

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Gloucester Point is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. Gloucester Point is situated 1½ miles northeast of Ballard Creek.

Lackey

Quarter

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Lackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States, established primarily after the Civil War. Lackey is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. Lackey is situated 2 miles southwest of Ballard Creek.

Ballard Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.24237° or 37° 14′ 33″ north

Longitude

-76.52412° or 76° 31′ 27″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87956FRG+W9

GeoNames ID

4745436

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