Gloucester Point
Posted by: 
Don.Morfe
N 37° 15.022 W 076° 30.081
18S E 366850 N 4123703
Known first as Tyndall's Point. The colonists built a fort here in 1667.
Waymark Code: WM1279M
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2020
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Gloucester Point-Known first as Tyndall's Point. The colonists built a fort here in 1667. In 1676 Bacon led his rebels across the river here. Tarleton and Dundas occupied the place in October, 1781, in the siege of Yorktown. Cornwallis planned to break through the blockade here, but a storm kept him from crossing the river. The point was fortified by the Confederates in 1861 and occupied by Union troops in 1862.
Marker Number: 9-NA
Marker Title: Gloucester Point
Marker Location: 1376 Vernon Street, Gloucester Point VA 23062
County or Independent City: Gloucester County
Marker Program Sponsor: Conservation & Development Commission.
Web Site: Not listed
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