Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown is a census-designated place located in York County, Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 203. It is the county seat of York County{{GR|6}}, one of the 8 original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634.

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Census-designated place - York County, Virginia - 2000 - County seat - 1634

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It is most famous as the site of the surrender of General Cornwallis to General George Washington in 1781, ending the American Revolutionary War. Yorktown also figured prominently in the American Civil War (1861-1865), serving as a major port to supply both northern and southern towns, depending upon who held Yorktown at the time.

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Cornwallis - George Washington - 1781 - American Revolutionary War - American Civil War

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Today, Yorktown is part of an important national resource known as the Historic Triangle of Yorktown, Jamestown and Williamsburg, and is the northern terminus of the Colonial Parkway.

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Historic Triangle - Jamestown - Williamsburg - Colonial Parkway

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