Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Yorktown Victory Monument
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1862.
Location. 37° 13.991′ N, 76° 30.327′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Marker is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bicentennial of the Treaties of Paris and Versailles (within shouting distance of this marker); Ratification of the Treaty of Paris (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to the Alliance and Victory (within shouting distance of this marker); French American Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown Campaign Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Men of the French Fleet (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
Also see . . .
1. Yorktown Battlefield, Yorktown Victory Monument. National Park Service. (Submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Yorktown 1781. A British perspective of the Battle of Yorktown from BritishBattles.com. (Submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,270 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 11. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.