Goodwin Neck
Posted by: turnersrugs
N 37° 12.719 W 076° 26.071
18S E 372713 N 4119352
Erected 1989 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number NP 12.)
Waymark Code: WMGFM2
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2013
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This area, locally known as Dandy, was part of the land granted to John Chew July 6, 1636, and was sold by his heirs to James Goodwin, a member of the House of Burgesses from Jamestown, August 27, 1668. The area was strategically important both to British General Charles Cornwallis and to Confederate General John B. Magruder, who erected earth redoubts at the heads of several creeks on Goodwin Neck.
Marker Number: NP 12
Marker Title: Goodwin Neck
Marker Location: Yorktown Va
County or Independent City: York County
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
Web Site: Not listed
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