Students will learn about Yorktown’s colonial maritime history and experience what it would have been like to live and work aboard a pirate ship in the Chesapeake Bay during the early 18th century.
Orientation and 3 – 20 Minute Stations:
- Yorktown and Piracy /Map Studies
- A Pirate’s Life
- Sail Training
- Shivering the Timbers
Grade level: K – 8
Program Location: Watermen’s Museum
Program Length: 1.5 hours
Program Cost: $5 per participant
To schedule a program tour at the museum or to receive more information, please call (757) 887-2641 or email “admin @watermens.org” (please remove space from address and copy to your email “TO” section.