While in Yorktown, you can also visit the beautiful sandy beach overlooking the large Yorktown Bridge. The area is really beautiful and a great spot for taking pictures, walking or bike riding. I suggest combining your visit with the next door Jamestown Settlement. Time needed on the site: Visiting Yorktown Battlefield takes about 3 hours. The pass grants you access to all three sites ( Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, and Yorktown Battlefield) for seven consecutive days. Here on October 19, 1781, British forces under Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to the combined American and French armies led by General George Washington. You can also purchase a Historic-Triangle Pass for $99.99 (adults) or $46.00 (children 6-15). See where American independence was won at the Yorktown Battlefield, administered by the National Park Service as part of the Colonial National Historical Park. The ticket costs $27.50 for adults, and $13.50 for children 6-12 years old. However, a better deal is to buy a combo ticket for Yorktown Battlefield and Jamestown Settlement. Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day.Īdmission fee for Yorktown Battlefield only is $10/person (good for 7 days entrance). The site is open 7 days a week, from 9 am to 4:30 pm. That’s about 21 miles away from Jamestown on Colonial Pkwy. Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center is located at 1000 Colonial Parkway, in Yorktown, Virginia. For more information, including times for programs and demonstrations, call (757) 898-2410 or visit on a soldier uniform Practical Information for Visiting Yorktown Battlefield You can walk through a full-sized replica of the quarterdeck of a British warship, view the movement of.
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Interagency Passes, including lifetime senior and access passes, are honored. A tour of the battlefield begins at the National Park Service Visitor Center (Colonial National Historical Park), where the battle on land and at sea is presented through a series of multimedia exhibits. Admission on October 14-16 is $7.00 per adult and under age 16 admitted free. Programs begin at the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center, located at 1000 Colonial Parkway at the eastern end of the Colonial Parkway, 12 miles from Williamsburg. to 4:30 p.m., Main Street, Yorktown The Moore House, location of October 1781 surrender negotiations to 4:30 p.m., Yorktown Sunday, October 16 The Nelson House, home of Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence Today, Yorktown battlefield forms part of Colonial National Park which encompasses Historic Jamestown, Colonial Parkway and the Cape Henry Memorial. Open 1 to 4:30 p.m., Main Street, Yorktown The Moore House, location of October 1781 surrender negotiations and 3:15 p.m., Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center The Nelson House, home of Thomas Nelson, Jr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence Park Ranger Jerome Bridges will deliver a first-person account of Windsor Fry, an African American in the Rhode Island Regiment, offering insight to his heroic acts during the October 14, 1781, attack on Redoubt #10, an event which catapulted the surrender of the British garrison at Yorktown on October 19, 1781, and ultimately the end to British rule of the thirteen colonies. and 11 a.m., Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center Saturday, October 15 Windsor Fry, an African American in the Rhode Island Regimentġ0 a.m. Scholet will detail how Hamilton ended up leading the charge that day (a fascinatingly unexpected journey with twists and turns) and how his experience there helped define his future with Washington, right up to the last two days of Washington’s life (his last letter from Mount Vernon was to Hamilton).
Upon hearing of Lord Cornwallis’ surrender, Lord North, the British First Minister, lamented “all is lost!” Mr. The help, of course, never came, and the British surrendered five days later.
The 1781 evening attack on the British, led by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton, so stunned Lord Cornwallis that it resulted in an immediate communiqué to the British Supreme Commander in New York pleading for help. and 2 p.m., Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center Friday, October 14 Storming of Redoubt #10 by Rand Scholet of the Alexander Hamilton Awareness Societyġ1 a.m. The Colonial National Historical Park at Yorktown Battlefield, site of the climactic 1781 siege, will offer a variety of special events in commemoration of the defeat of Lord Cornwallis to the combined forces of Generals Washington and Rochambeau. Print Yorktown Battlefield October 14-16, 2016, Schedule of Events AfterWARd: The Revolutionary Veterans Who Built America.Blast from the Past: Artillery in the War of Independence.TENACITY: Women in Jamestown and Early Virginia.18th National Exhibition of the American Society of Marine Artists.African Americans and the American Revolution.American Revolution Museum at Yorktown Galleries.About the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc.American Revolution Museum at Yorktown: The Transformation.FOCUSED: A Century of Virginia Indian Resilience.Summer Teacher Institute for Virginia Teachers.