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Watermen's Museum
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The Watermen's Museum is sited in a Colonial Revival manor house on Yorktown's waterfront that was floated across the York River on a barge in 1987. In it you can learn more about the generations of men who have wrested a living from the Chesapeake Bay and nearby waters. The five galleries house ship models, dioramas, and artifacts themed on Chesapeake watermen, bay boats, harvesting fish, aquaculture, tools, and treasures. Outdoor exhibits include an original three-log canoe, dredges, engines, and other equipment used by working watermen past and present.
- Address: 309 Water St., Yorktown, VA | Map It
- Phone: 757/887-2641
- Cost: $5
- Hours: Apr.-Thanksgiving, Tues.-Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5; Thanksgiving-Mar., Sat. 10-5, Sun. 1-5.
- Website: www.watermens.org
- Location: Yorktown
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Travel Deals in Williamsburg and Hampton Roads
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