Yorktown

Yorktown (HM1PKH)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.867', W 76° 30.183'

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Historic Yorktown

"This Yorktown, or Little-York, is a small city of approximately 300 houses: it has, moreover, considerable circumference. It is located on the bank od the York River, somewhat high on a sandy but level ground. It has 3 churches, 2 reformed English and 1 German Lutheran...and 2 Quaker meeting houses, and a beautiful court or meeting house..." Johann Conrad Doehla, Anspach-Bayreuth Battalion, British army, July 3, 1781

Travel a short distance along this walkway to discover historic Yorktown.

Established in 1691, by the 1750s the town was a thriving seaport supporting a prosperous waterfront business district with
wharves, warehouses and pubs. Stately and moderate homes, outbuildings, stores, churches, taverns and government buildings
filled the bluff overlooking the river.

The town was extensively damaged during the 1781 siege and never recovered its colonial prominence.

Explore Yorktown and discover among a still active community sights that reflect the town's past glory: earthworks encircling the
town, the 1881 Monument to the Alliance and Victory, and 18th century buildings, including the home of a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

"I have this day visited the town of York, to witness the destructive effects of the siege. It contains about 60 houses...many of them are greatly damaged and some totally ruined, being shot through in a thousand places and honey-combed ready to crumble to pieces." Dr. James Thatcher, Surgeon, Continental Army, October 22, 1781
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HM NumberHM1PKH
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Placed ByColonial National Historical park, National Park Servcice
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Date Added Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 at 9:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366666 N 4121569
Decimal Degrees37.23111667, -76.50305000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.867', W 76° 30.183'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 52.02" N, 76° 30' 10.98" W
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Area Code(s)757
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1000 Colonial National Historic Pkwy, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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