Historical Marker
Yorktown Waterfront
Historical marker location:
Yorktown, Virginia
( Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and Read Street, on the left when traveling north on Water Street.)
Union Port and Supply Depot. 1862 Peninsula Campaign.
The first successful English attempt to establish a colony in North America was made by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584 on Roanoke Island, off the coast of Virginia.