York River State Park

Archeological Site No. 44JC308
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city:	Williamsburg, Virginia
Area:	20.5 acres (8.3 ha)
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	93000507
Added to NRHP:	June 26, 1993

York River State Park is located near the unincorporated town of Croaker in James City County, Virginia on the south bank of the York River about 10 miles downstream from West Point.

The York River is formed from the confluence of the Mattaponi River and the Pamunkey River at West Point. The York River empties into the Chesapeake Bay about 30 miles downstream from Croaker Landing.

In the state park, the historical Croaker Landing is an archaeological site listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1987. The name "Croaker" is believed to have derived from the abundant quantity of Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus), an inshore, bottom-dwelling fish found in the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the York River.

The town of Croaker was known in its early history as Taskinas Plantation. It was the site of a 17th and 18th century public tobacco warehouse where local planters stored their crops to be shipped to England.

York River State Park opened in 1980. It is accessed via Exit 231-B of Interstate 64, which is signed "Croaker-Norge." The old Richmond-Williamsburg Stage Road, now U.S. Highway 60, also is nearby.

External links

• Geographical coordinates: 37°23′48″N 76°45′12″W (click for maps and satellite photos of Croaker, Virginia)
• York River State Park
• Friends of York River State Park