York Under Siege
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turnersrugs
N 37° 14.111 W 076° 30.314
18S E 366479 N 4122023
Erected by National Park Service
Waymark Code: WMGFKT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 02/27/2013
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Early in October French-American forces closed their grip on the besieged British army in Yorktown and bombarded the town with their combined artillery. Incessant shellfire drove townspeople to seek shelter under this bluff and forced the British commander, Lord Cornwallis, to move his headquarters to a nearby cave. The end came quickly with the British surrender on October 19. Yorktown returned to peace, but never to its former prosperity.
Type of Land: Local Park
Managed By: National Park Service
Contact Info: National Park Service Yorktown, Virginia
Type of Cave: Other
Contains Stalactites: no
Contains Stalagmites: no
Contains Bats: no
Price of Admission: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Website: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
Please include a digital photograph of the cave which documents your visit and any information that may be helpful for future visitors.