Wormley Creek Crossing - Yorktown VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 13.033 W 076° 29.550
18S E 367577 N 4120012
The earth dam in front of you creates Wormley Pond which existed in 1781 when Augustine Moore operated a grist mill here.
Waymark Code: WM133M0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2020
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Wormley Creek Crossing-Yorktown Battlefield, Colonial National Historical ParK--The earth dam in front of you creates Wormley Pond which existed in 1781 when Augustine Moore operated a grist mill here. American troops marched over the dam regularly as they moved to and from the Siege line.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service US Department of Interior.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Tour Road
Battlefield Tour route on the Yorktown Battlefield, part of Colonial National Historical Park.
Yorktown, VA USA
23690
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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