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Hayes: US-17 MM 15.2 SB (Guinea Rd)
The York River defines the setting of Hayes — its broad tidal reach gives this Gloucester County community on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula a low-lying character shaped by inland roads and the nearby estuary. Hayes developed along U.S. Route 17, the George Washington Memorial Highway, a principal north–south corridor in eastern Virginia. The Coleman Memorial Bridge crosses the York River nearby to Yorktown, a place associated with the 1781 siege that ended in the surrender of a British army during the American Revolution. This working roadside community connects everyday travel in Gloucester County with the river’s estuarine setting and a defining chapter of U.S. history.
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Built around the road links of Virginia’s Middle Peninsula, Hayes grew into a mostly residential community in Gloucester County. It lies near the York River, a tidal estuary flowing east toward Chesapeake Bay and separating Gloucester County from the Yorktown side of the water. This is Tidewater Virginia, with low-lying ground, wooded creeks and local routes leading toward Gloucester Point. The Virginia Institute of Marine Science at nearby Gloucester Point is a leading centre for coastal and estuarine research. Across the river, Yorktown was the site of the British surrender in 1781, a decisive moment in the American Revolutionary War. Discover how Hayes belongs to Virginia’s Middle Peninsula by browsing webcams from Gloucester County and the York River.
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