Watermen’s 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: Museum
- Also known as: “Watermans Museum”
- Address: 309 Water Street, Yorktown, VA 23690
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge and Yorktown Victory Monument.
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. George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Watermen’s Museum.
Yorktown Victory Monument
Monument
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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. Yorktown Victory Monument is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Watermen’s Museum.
Yorktown National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Colonial National Historical Park is a large national historical park located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia operated by the National Park Service. Yorktown National Cemetery is situated 1 mile south of Watermen’s Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
Yorktown
Village
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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. The population was 9,402 at the 2010 census. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography.
Crab
Locality
Crab is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Crab is situated 2 miles northeast of Watermen’s Museum.
Watermen’s Museum
- Categories: maritime museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.2393° or 37° 14′ 22″ northLongitude
-76.51053° or 76° 30′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87956FQQ+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 370079112OpenStreetMap feature
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