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Maps. Last updated: January 3, 2020. Was this page helpful? Yes. No. An official form of the United States government. Provided by Touchpoints. Contact Info. Mailing Address: Colonial National Historical Park - Yorktown Battlefield. P.O. Box 210. Yorktown, VA 23690.
Yorktown is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Virginia. It is the county seat of York County, [3] one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 195 as of the 2010 census, while York County's population was 66,134 in the 2011 census estimate.
Though Yorktown no longer appears as it did when it was an important 18th century port city or when the British were trapped within its boundaries during the Siege of 1781, it is still a place of national importance - a place where independence for the United States of America was won.
BATTLE MAP | The American Battlefield Trust's map of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia on September 28 to October 19, 1781.
Yorktown Battlefield - Winning America’s Independence. Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.
You can easily spend a whole day or weekend in Yorktown as there are plenty of things to see and do. Three major attractions: The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, the Yorktown Battlefield and Historic Yorktown are adjacent to one another and each offers interesting experiences for all ages.
Yorktown, historic town, seat (1634) of York county, southeastern Virginia, U.S. It is situated on the south bank of the York River across from Gloucester Point, just east-southeast of Williamsburg. The area around Yorktown was settled in 1630, but the town itself developed after 1691 when a port.
Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia. Yorktown has about 221 residents. Mapcarta, the open map.
The Bauman Map of Yorktown. Based on careful surveys taken on the spot immediately after the British surrender, Sebastian Bauman’s Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester was the first published American map documenting the decisive allied victory at Yorktown.