Gloucester Point Archaeological District, Yorktown

#4 among attractions in Yorktown

Archaeological site

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The Gloucester Point Archaeological District is a site at the tip of Gloucester Point, Virginia. The district includes the historic center of colonial Gloucestertown, as well as military sites from both the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War. The site may also have remains of fortifications dating to the 17th century. ()

Coordinates: 37°14'53"N, 76°30'12"W

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Yorktown United States

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Gloucester Point Archaeological District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Watermen's Museum, George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Thomas Nelson House, Grace Church.

0.7 miSW
Museum, Military museum, Specialty museum
Watermen's Museum, Yorktown
19 min walk • 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.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Yorktown
17 min walk • 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. It connects the Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of Tidewater, Virginia.
1 miS
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Thomas Nelson House, Yorktown
26 min walk • Thomas Nelson House is an historic Colonial home in Yorktown, Virginia. It was built around 1730 and held by generations of the Nelson family through the Revolutionary War. After years in private ownership, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
0.9 miS
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Greek Revival architecture
Grace Church, Yorktown
23 min walk • Grace Church is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery at Route 1003 and Main Street in Yorktown, Virginia. It was built in 1697 and later updated with a Greek Revival style. Thomas Nelson, Jr. a signer of the Declaration of Independence and other pre-Revolution Founding Fathers attended the church.
1 miS
Museum, History museum
Old Custom House, Yorktown
26 min walk • The Old Custom House is a historic customs house located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It was built in 1721, and is a 2 1/2-story brick Colonial building with a hipped roof. It has a corbeled brick interior end chimney. An extensive restoration project was undertaken by Richmond architect W. Duncan Lee in 1929.
0.7 miS
37°14'18"N • 76°30'28"W
Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown
19 min walk • Park, Shopping
1 miS
Archaeological site
Sessions-Pope-Sheild House, Yorktown
26 min walk • The Sessions–Pope–Sheild House, also known as Sessions House or Sheild House, is a historic home located at Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It was built in 1691, and is a 1 1/2-story, five bay by two bay, brick Southern Colonial dwelling. It has a clipped gable roof with dormers. It has two "T"-shaped end chimney.
1 miS
37°14'3"N • 76°30'30"W
York County Historical Museum, Yorktown
26 min walk • Museum, History museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Gloucester Point Archaeological District?

Nearby attractions include George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge, Yorktown (17 min walk), Riverwalk Landing, Yorktown (19 min walk), Watermen's Museum, Yorktown (19 min walk), Grace Church, Yorktown (23 min walk).