YorktownFeatures the history of Yorktown, Virginia, compiled by Global Marketing and Sales Co. Notes that the American Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown was fought there in 1781. Explains that Yorktown is part of the Colonial Parkway of the U.S. National Park Service. |
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