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

French American Revolutionary War Memorial

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. French American Revolutionary War Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hommage de la France aux combattant tombes pour l'Independence des Etats-Unis d'Amerique.

France pays tribute to those who died fighting for the Independence of the United States of America.

Erected 1976 by Valery Giscard d'Estaing, President de la Republique Francaise.

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

Location. 37° 14.009′ N, 76° 30.305′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. Memorial can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and Bacon Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 803 Main St, 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. Monument to the Alliance and Victory (here, next to this marker); Bicentennial of the Treaties of Paris and Versailles (a few steps from this marker); In Memory of the Men of the French Fleet (a few steps from this marker); Ratification of the Treaty of Paris (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Yorktown Campaign Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown Victory Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Victory Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Yorktown (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

2. French American Revolutionary War Memorial

The marker is the lower plaque on this display.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

3. French American Revolutionary War Memorial

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 190 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 1, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.