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

Earl Cornwallis

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 5, 2026

1. Earl Cornwallis Marker

Inscription. A testimonial of the affection of Virginia for the Mother Country

Erected by the Virginia Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission

Earl Cornwallis
Commander of the British Forces

Erected 1931 by Virginia Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission.

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

Location. 37° 14.075′ N, 76° 30.461′ W. Memorial is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Main Street west of Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in the garden of the National Park Service's Thomas Nelson, Jr. House. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 508 Main Street, Yorktown VA 23690, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the

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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: Comte de Grasse (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Cox House (within shouting distance of this marker); William Rogers' (the "poor potter") Pottery Ruins (within shouting distance of this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots (within shouting distance of this marker); Early Colonial Custom House (within shouting distance of this marker); Custom House, circa 1720 (within shouting distance of this marker); Cole Digges House, circa 1730 (within shouting distance of this marker); William Nelson House Site (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 5, 2026

2. Earl Cornwallis Marker

On the west interior wall of the Nelson House garden.

Thomas Nelson, Jr. House Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 5, 2026

3. Thomas Nelson, Jr. House Garden

A tree obscures most of the Cornwallis marker in this picture, but it is with the bench at the very end of the center walking path shown.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 60 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.