Ratification of the Treaty of Paris
We are now friends with England and all mankind.
Benjamin Franklin, 1783
American Peace Commissioner
This great peace monument is a symbol of the sacrifices in lives and property in the Revolutionary War, which ended at Yorktown and which brought us our independence. It symbolizes, too, the peace between the mother country and America - a peace not seriously interrupted since 1781.
Horace M. Albright, 1931
Director, National Park Service
The Treaty of Paris was the first step toward an Alliance with Great Britain which has grown stronger through two centuries to become one of our most important alliance relationships. Political, cultural, economic, and defense ties between our two nations are firm and lasting.
Ronald Reagan, 1983
President, United States of America
Erected 1984 by Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Peace • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #40 Ronald Reagan series lists.
Location. 37° 13.996′ N, 76° 30.302′ W.
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Regionally, this memorial 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: Yorktown Campaign Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Bicentennial of the Treaties of Paris and Versailles (a few steps from this marker); Monument to the Alliance and Victory (a few steps from this marker); French American Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of the Men of the French Fleet (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown Victory Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 404 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
