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'''Scotland''' (also known as '''Scotland Wharf''') is |
'''Scotland''' (also known as '''Scotland Wharf''') is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry County]], [[Virginia]], [[United States]]. The population as of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 Census]] was 203.<ref>[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).] Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.</ref> It is located on [[State Route 31 (Virginia)|State Route 31]] (the John Rolfe Highway). Scotland is the location of the southern terminal and headquarters of the [[Jamestown Ferry]], a service across the [[James River (Virginia)|James River]] which is operated by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] (VDOT). |
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Many visitors (approaching from the south) to Virginia's [[Historic Triangle]] of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] and [[Yorktown, Virginia|Yorktown]] arriving by automobile or [[motorcoach|tour bus]] choose to approach the colonial attractions via Scotland and the ferry service. This avoids traffic approaching Jamestown from the north via the Colonial Parkway and SR-31. |
Many visitors (approaching from the south) to Virginia's [[Historic Triangle]] of [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]], [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]] and [[Yorktown, Virginia|Yorktown]] arriving by automobile or [[motorcoach|tour bus]] choose to approach the colonial attractions via Scotland and the ferry service. This avoids traffic approaching Jamestown from the north via the Colonial Parkway and SR-31. |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Surry |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
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Scotland (also known as Scotland Wharf) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 203.[1] It is located on State Route 31 (the John Rolfe Highway). Scotland is the location of the southern terminal and headquarters of the Jamestown Ferry, a service across the James River which is operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
Many visitors (approaching from the south) to Virginia's Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown arriving by automobile or tour bus choose to approach the colonial attractions via Scotland and the ferry service. This avoids traffic approaching Jamestown from the north via the Colonial Parkway and SR-31.
However, another advantage of boarding the ferry at Scotland and sailing for Jamestown is that the ferry route across the river travels slightly upstream, approaching and viewing Jamestown Island by water, much as the original colonists may have when they arrived in 1607. Replicas of the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery are docked near the northern ferry terminus at Glasshouse Point in James City County, and also can been seen from the ferry was it approaches the dock.
See also
Scotland Wharf was at one time the terminal of a narrow gauge railroad from Dendron.
References
- ^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
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