Yorktown Battlefield

https://www.nps.gov/york/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_National_Historical_Park#Yorktown_Battlefield At the northern end of the Colonial Parkway, in York County at Yorktown, the park operates the Yorktown Battlefield. The Nelson House, which was built around 1724, may have served as Cornwallis's headquarters during the final battle of the Revolutionary War, and the battlefield was the site of the British defeat. The Moore House is located in the eastern part of the park and is where surrender negotiations took place in 1781. Nearby, the state-operated Yorktown Victory Center and the Yorktown Riverwalk Landing area are located. Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis’s British army. On October 19, Cornwallis surrendered, effectively ending the war and ensuring independence. For an internet map search or GPS, use the following: Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center, 1000 Colonial Parkway, Yorktown, Virginia 23690. Eastbound from the Richmond area via I-64, exit 242B for Yorktown, to the Colonial Parkway. Follow the parkway to its end. West bound Interstate 64 from the Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Hampton area for Yorktown should take Route 105 East (Fort Eustis Boulevard east), exit 250B to Route 17. Turn left onto Route 17. Follow the signs to Yorktown Battlefield. Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center The Yorktown Visitor Center is the orientation point for your visit to Yorktown and Yorktown Battlefield. At the visitor center information desk, you can obtain a park brochure with maps and information, an orientation to the park, and an opportunity to schedule your visit around the various interpretive programs going on throughout the day. For an internet map search or GPS, use the following: Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center, 1000 Colonial Parkway, Yorktown, Virginia 23690. Eastbound from the Richmond area via I-64, exit 242B for Yorktown, to the Colonial Parkway. Follow the parkway to its end. West bound Interstate 64 from the Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Hampton area for Yorktown should take Route 105 East (Fort Eustis Boulevard east), exit 250B to Route 17. Turn left onto Route 17. Follow the signs to Yorktown Battlefield. Cannon at Sunset Yorktown Battlefield Cannon at sunset at Yorktown Battlefield Cannon on earthworks at sunset. Yorktown Battlefield Lamb's Artillery Fire 18 pounder Cannon Yorktown Battlefield Lamb's Artillery Fire 18 pounder Cannon Yorktown Battlefield We have artillery firing programs twice a month throughout the summer at Yorktown Battlefield The Moore House The Moore House The Moore House where the terms of surrender were negotiated. National Cemetery National Cemetery showing tombstones, American Flag and Cemetery Lodge in sunlight. Civil War National Cemetery The Nelson House Nelson house on main street. The Nelson house on main street of Yorktown. Home of Thomas Nelson Jr. a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Yorktown Victory Monument Yorktown Victory Monument Yorktown Victory Monument Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9 Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9 Yorktown Battlefield Earthworks:Redoubt 9 Death and Dying The somber aftermath of Civil War battles introduced Americans--North and South--to death on an unprecedented scale and of an unnatural kind, often ending in an unmarked grave far from home. Neither individuals, nor institutions, nor governments were prepared to deal with death on such a massive scale, for never before or since have we killed so many of our own. 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