Yorktown in York County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Surrender Road

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

1. Surrender Road Marker

Inscription. The course of the road here is about as it was in colonial times. On October 19, 1781, in the afternoon, the soldiers of Cornwallis’ Army marched this way and filed off into the field on your left. This was the place designated for the formal capitulation of the British Garrison.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Events • Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1877.

Location. 37° 12.55′ N, 76° 30.206′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is at the intersection of Surrender Road (Virginia Route 634) and Historical Tour Road, on the right when traveling south on Surrender Road. Marker is located on the Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park, near stop F on the Battlefield Tour. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Brotherhood Preserved (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); News of Victory (about 400 feet away); In Solemn Step (about 500 feet away); Ground Your Firelocks! (about 600 feet away); Surrender Field (about

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600 feet away); Trophies of War (about 700 feet away); American Field Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marquis de Lafayette and His Division (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . .
1. Yorktown Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Yorktown. The Patriot Resource website. (Submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

3. 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.)

Marker on the Yorktown Battlefield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

2. Marker on the Yorktown Battlefield

Surrender Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

3. Surrender Road

The American Army flanked the right side of this road and the French flanked the left on October 19, 1781 as the British and German troops marched down this road to lay daown their arms and colors. The photo looks toward Surrender Field.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,853 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.