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

French Artillery Park

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

1. French Artillery Park Marker

Inscription. This was an open field when the French wing established its ordnance depot. Here incoming cannon, howitzers, mortars, and their accouterments were made ready to move up to their siege line. Damaged pieces were brought back to the park for repairs.

Erected by Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Places • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 37° 12.437′ N, 76° 31.662′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is on Historical Tour Drive, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park, at stop J 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

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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: French Artillery Park (here, next to this marker); French Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Adjutant General (approx. 0.2 miles away); Comte de Rochambeau (approx. 0.3 miles away); D’Aboville’s Headquarters (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington’s Headquarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Baron De Viomenil (approx. half a mile away); Beaver Dam Creek (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

More about this marker. Above the marker is a picture of artillery, with limbers and caissons, lined up in the French camp.

Also see . . .
1. Yorktown Battlefield. National Park Service. (Submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

2. The Battle of Yorktown.

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

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

2. Marker on the Yorktown Battlefield

The Patriot Resource website. (Submitted on September 6, 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 September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Cannon in the French Artillery Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

3. Cannon in the French Artillery Park

This siege cannon is located near the marker in the French Artillery Park.

Heavy Artillery at the Grand French Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2008

4. Heavy Artillery at the Grand French Battery

A howitzers (left) and a mortar at the Grand French Battery. During the siege, artillery of this type were stored and repaired at the French Artillery Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,247 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 6, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.