Tribute to Admiral de Grasse

Tribute to Admiral de Grasse (HMOW0)

Location: Virginia Beach, VA 23704
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 57.996', W 76° 6.744'

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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
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HM NumberHMOW0
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 3:18am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 400978 N 4091745
Decimal Degrees36.96660000, -76.11240000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 57.996', W 76° 6.744'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 57' 59.76" N, 76° 6' 44.64" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3101 Lucius J. Kellam Jr Bridge-Tunnel, Virginia Beach VA 23704, US
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