1907 Map of Yorktown

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Jamestown Island and the military defenses of the Peninsula define this 1907 survey of the Virginia Tidewater. The landscape is heavily marked by the region's long history, from the Old Fort and Monument at Yorktown to the numerous earthworks and old earthworks scattered across the terrain. Military remnants like Fort Crawford (Ruins) on Mulberry Island and Fort Boykin (Ruins) near Shoal Bay indicate the strategic importance of the James River and York River waterways. The settlement pattern is largely rural, clustered around points like Lee Hall, Bacons Castle, and the Warwick Courthouse. Navigation is central to the local economy, evidenced by several steamship routes and landings such as Fergussons Wharf, Mackimmie Wharf (Old), and Rocks Wharf (Old), which served as vital connections before modern road networks dominated the Peninsula.