Water Street, Yorktown

Water Street was established when the waterfront of Yorktown was surveyed and lots were designated on either side of the street in 1778. Arrayed along today’s Water Street are a modest number of businesses, residences, and historic attractions --- a marked contrast to the collection of wharves, warehouses, stores, and grog houses that were along the waterfront when Yorktown was a bustling port in the 18^th Century.