Markers of History

Colonial Parkway mark­ers
York River

Location: Colonial National Historic Pkwy, Yorktown, VA 23691

Visited: July 4, 12:00 noon

Transcription of marker: Known to the Indians as the Pamunkey, the colonists named it first Charles and then York, both in honor of the Duke of York. While only 26 miles in length, the tidal waters of the York River flow over the deep­est nat­ural chan­nel of any Chesapeake Bay tributary.

My impres­sions: There is a lot of over­lap in the con­tent of this marker and the “Z marker” for York County we found ear­lier in the day, in the his­tory of the York River. This marker, though, extends the his­tory back before Europeans arrived and includes the sci­ence tid­bits about the length and depth of the river. (And my apolo­gies for the qual­ity of the photo; the text is blur­rier than I would have liked.)