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Battle of Yorktown Facts & Summary Most of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's army was not on the peninsula on April 4th when Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan departed Fortress Monroe on his Peninsula Campaign. The only force opposing the Yankee advance up the peninsula toward the Confederate capital at Richmond was Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder’...

You can learn more about Washington's early career in future lectures. The French and Indian War spread to Europe by 1756 and continued until 1763. Great Britain gained a lot of new territory in North America, but incurred a huge war debt.

10 Things You May Not Know About the French and Indian War 10 surprising facts about the imperial war for colonial domination between Great Britain and France.

Christmas Tour of Historic Yorktown this Sunday, December 8!

John Parke Custis John Parke Custis (known as Jacky when younger, and Jack as he got older) was around four years old when?

On this day....October 29, 1781, Congress officially recognized the great victory at Yorktown and by resolution directed:
"That the United States in Congress assembled, will cause to be erected at York, in Virginia, a marble column, adorned with emblems of the alliance between the United States and his Most Christian Majesty; and inscribed with a succinct narrative of the surrender of earl Cornwallis to his excellency General Washington, Commander in Chief of the combined forces of America and France; to his excellency the Count de Rochambeau, commanding the auxilliary troops of his most Christian Majesty in America, and his excellency the Count de Grasse, commanding in chief the naval army of France in the Chesapeake." It took a while, but what a beauty it is! Visit Yorktown Colonial National Historical Park - Yorktown Battlefield Thanks to Chad Goode for the gorgeous Monument photo

Remembering what the 4th of July is all about at the American Revolutionary Museum at Yorktown.

Congress Votes for Independence
On this day in 1776, the Second Continental Congress, assembled in Philadelphia, formally adopts Richard Henry Lee's resolution for independence from Great Britain. The vote is unanimous, with only New York abstaining.
The resolution had originally been presented to Congress on June 7, but it soon became clear that New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina were as yet unwilling to declare independence, though they would likely be ready to vote in favor of a break with England in due course. Thus, Congress agreed to delay the vote on Lee's Resolution until July 1. In the intervening period, Congress appointed a committee to draft a formal declaration of independence. Its members were John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson, well-known to be the best writer of the group, was selected to be the primary author of the document, which was presented to Congress for review on June 28, 1776.
On July 1, 1776, debate on the Lee Resolution resumed as planned, with a majority of the delegates favoring the resolution. Congress thought it of the utmost importance that independence be unanimously proclaimed. To ensure this, they delayed the final vote until July 2, when 12 colonial delegations voted in favor of it, with the New York delegates abstaining, unsure of how their constituents would wish them to vote. John Adams wrote that July 2 would be celebrated as the most memorable epoch in the history of America. Instead, the day has been largely forgotten in favor of July 4, when Jefferson's edited Declaration of Independence was adopted.

Please be sure to visit the website at www.visityorktown.org/fourth for important details on the event (including parking, street closures, handicapped parking and special needs assistance and much more. All the details can be found there. York County, Virginia Visit Yorktown

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The Lafayette Trail will coming to a Hampton Roads city soon!

The Lafayette Trail Welcome to the Official Page of The Lafayette Trail, Inc.

The Lafayette Trail Welcome to the Official Page of The Lafayette Trail, Inc.

Village of Yorktown, Christmas 2018

Yorktown Christmas 8 new photos · Album by Maureen Wiese

Holiday Happenings this Saturday night on the Yorktown waterfront!

Viking Yule Tide at Watermen's Museum Learn about early Norse influence on popular Christmas culture, play games, make traditional crafts, and get photos with Odin and St. Nick.

Please join us for our inaugural Learn, Live, Love Hampton Roads Tour!

It's officially day one of filming for the movie Harriet. Mathews has been transformed into Philadelphia and we've traveled back to the 19th century. You're looking at a behind-the-scenes shot taken this morning aboard Yorktown's own home-ported Schooner Alliance. The ship will be included in this feature film about the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. What a fantastic opportunity for the The Virginia Film Office and one of York County's most beloved tall ships! The movie is scheduled to debut in theaters in the fall of 2019.

York County, Virginia, Visit Williamsburg, Schooners Alliance and Serenity, Yorktown Sailing Charters

Are you ready for some football??
Join us today for !!! Game starts at 1:00pm!

Chef K Cafe is OPEN TODAY 1PM - 6PM
**Wear your team jersey for $1 OFF!**

702 Main St., Yorktown, VA

Hampton Roads Tours is happy to host our first tour today for our family, friends, and neighbors in Yorktown. The tour begins at the corner of Church and Main street at either 4:00 or 6:00 and will run approximately 1 hour. The tour, lead by Historian J. Michael Moore, will guide you down Main Street where you will learn about the fascinating famous (and sometimes infamous) residents who lived and still live in Yorktown, Virginia.

Six days until the opening of Hampton Roads Tours!

This Sunday, October 28th, Hampton Roads Tours will officially open to guests with a complimentary twilight tour of historic Yorktown Village. We will meet at the corner of Church and Main Street. Public parking is available between Church and Read Street (across from Fifes and Drums of Yorktown building-202 Church Street). Please join us at 4:00 or 6:00. The walking tour will run for approximately one hour. Total walking distance: six blocks on Main Street. Bring an umbrella if it's raining. Reservation are not needed. Please join us in celebrating the opening of Hampton Roads Tours - Live, Learn, Love Yorktown, VA!

Happy to see Lafayette back with his friends, he was missed.

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