South Thimble Island in Virginia Beach, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tribute to Admiral de Grasse

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 16, 2010

1. Tribute to Admiral de Grasse Marker

Inscription. To Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse
Admiral of the French Fleet
"Arbiter Of The War"
— — — General George Washington

Victor in the only decisive Naval Battle
in the American Revolution (the Virginia
Capes, on Sept. 5, 1781) One of history's most
significant, presaging the British
surrender at Yorktown and fulfillment
of the dream of an independent America

Presented by
The National Society of the
Colonial Dames of America
in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Erected by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is September 5, 1781.

Location. 36° 57.996′ N, 76° 6.744′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is on South Thimble Island. It is on Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (U.S. 13), in the median. Located at the Visitor Center, South entrance Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Virginia Beach VA 23455, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Chesapeake Bay: History Happened Here (here, next to this marker);

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Lucius J. Kellam, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); The Chesapeake Bay : History Happened Here (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Chesapeake Bay : History Happened Here (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Chesapeake Bay: History Happened Here (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Chesapeake Bay : History Happened Here (within shouting distance of this marker); Protecting Our Waterways and Wildlife (approx. 4.1 miles away); The Canoes, 2018 (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

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Also see . . .
1. Paul de Grasse, Wikipedia entry. Lieutenant Général des Armées Navales François-Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse (13 September 1722 – 11 January 1788) was a French admiral. (Submitted on October 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

2. American Revolution. org: Francois Joseph Paul Compte de Grasse, the Battle off the Virginia Capes,.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 15, 2011

2. Tribute to Admiral de Grasse Marker

and the American Victory at Yorktown, by Robert A. Selig; Though he spent but two months in American waters and never set foot on American soil, de Grasse ranks with the marquis de Lafayette and the comte de Rochambeau as a Frenchman who contributed to American victory. (Submitted on October 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Admiral de Grasse image. Click for full size.

Naval Historical Center

3. Admiral de Grasse

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,472 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on February 6, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on October 24, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.