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

Washington-Rochambeau Route

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013

1. Washington-Rochambeau Route Marker

Inscription. General Washington and the French troops under General Rochambeau began the siege of Great Britain's General Cornwallis at Yorktown on September 28, 1781. Cornwallis surrendered his army on October 19 after a siege of 21 days.

Erected 1976 by French Government, Committee of the Bicentennial.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the The Washington-Rochambeau Route series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 28, 1781.

Location. 37° 14.382′ N, 76° 31.389′ W. Marker is in Yorktown, Virginia, in York County. It is on Old Williamsburg Road (Virginia Route 1020) 0.3 miles south of Fusiliers Redoubt Ramp, on the right when traveling south. 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,

in the Tidewater,

and on

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the Eastern Seaboard. 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 walking distance of this marker: French Trench (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named French Trench (about 700 feet away); The Washington-Rochambeau Route to Victory (about 800 feet away); Fusiliers Redoubt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Connecticut (approx. 0.3 miles away); Massachusetts (approx. 0.3 miles away); Georgia (approx. 0.3 miles away); Virginia (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yorktown.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 20, 2013

2. Washington-Rochambeau Route Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 760 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2013, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.