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

General Lafayette

The American Revolution

— The Lafayette Trail —

General Lafayette Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 11, 2026

1. General Lafayette Marker

Inscription. General Lafayette
Disembarked in Yorktown
From the frigate Nymphe
on November 15, 1784, as he
conducted a celebratory
visit of the new nation.

VA Children of the American Revolution
William G. Pomeroy Foundation 2025

Erected 2025 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 5.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1784.

Location. 37° 14.362′ N, 76° 30.541′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It can be reached from Water Street west of Buckner Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the Yorktown Riverwalk just east of the Coleman Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 323Z Water Street, 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the

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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: George P. Coleman Bridge (here, next to this marker); Yorktown's Tea Party (here, next to this marker); N.S. Savannah (within shouting distance of this marker); Nick's Seafood Pavilion (within shouting distance of this marker); The Olympic Flame (within shouting distance of this marker); Chesapeake Bay Watermen (within shouting distance of this marker); York River Ferry (within shouting distance of this marker); Admiral de Grasse, the French Navy and American Independence (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Regarding General Lafayette. "The frigate Nymphe" referred to on the marker (there were five French frigates with that name) was built in 1780 to replace a ship of the same

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 11, 2026

2. General Lafayette Marker

The Coleman Bridge is at left.

name captured by the British. It was a one-off design, built in Brest, carrying 34 guns. Nymphe was lost to damage while fighting the Couans in 1793.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, April 11, 2026

3. General Lafayette Marker

View towards the confluence of the York River with Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 18, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.