Croaker, Virginia

Croaker is an unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States on the south bank of the York River 10 miles downstream from West Point.

[1] The town of Croaker was known in its early history as Taskinas Plantation, then Hollywood (due to the many holly trees).

In February 2006, the historic Norge railroad station (circa 1908) of the Peninsula Extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O) was relocated about 1 mile to a site adjacent to the James City County Branch of the Williamsburg Regional Library (opened in 1996) on Croaker Road.

[5] Using cranes, each bust was carefully lifted from its base, resulting in damage to each sculpture during the removal process.

[5] In prior years, the busts had been off-limits to visitors, owing to the site's then-lack of permits for tourist use.