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

Baron Von Steuben

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

1. Baron Von Steuben Marker

Inscription. This general was experienced in siege warfare such as characterized the Yorktown battle and so he was invaluable to Washington. Von Steuben maintained headquarters here with his division of American troops.

Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 37° 12.149′ N, 76° 30.54′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is on Historical Tour Drive 0.7 miles west of Surrender Road (Virginia Route 634), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located on the Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park, on the Allied Encampment 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,

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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: Steuben’s Division (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); French Hospital (approx. 0.2 miles away); Headquarters Site of the Quartermaster General (approx. 0.2 miles away); Surrender Field (approx. 0.4 miles away); Trophies of War (approx. half a mile away); Ground Your Firelocks! (approx. half a mile away); Headquarters Site of Henry Knox (approx. half a mile away); In Solemn Step (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Also see . . .
1. Baron von Steuben, Yorktown Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 6, 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 September 6, 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

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, October 23, 2016

3. Baron Von Steuben Marker

Baron Von Steuben image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, April 21, 2008

4. Baron Von Steuben

This statue of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Augustin von Steuben is located in Monmouth Battlefield State Park in New Jersey.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 27, 2019. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,832 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on November 30, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.