Cross Country Vacation Sept./Oct. 2025-Post 7

Yorktown Part 1

While with our daughter and her fam, we visited the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown. The museum ‘tells the story of the nation’s founding, from the twilight of the colonial period to the dawn of the Constitution and beyond. Exciting indoor galleries feature period artifacts, immersive environments and films, including “The Siege of Yorktown,” with a 180-degree surround screen and dramatic special effects.’

The Yorktown Battlefield, Virginia, is where, between September 28 and October 19, 1781, General George Washington and the American and French army troops surrounded and besieged General Charles Lord Cornwallis‘s British, German, and American loyalist forces. After 8 days of bombardment, on October 17, Lord Cornwallis called for a cease-fire to discuss surrender terms. On October 19, his army marched out, stacked their weapons and became prisoners of war. 2 years after the final Yorktown battle and the war ended, in 1783, Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, officially recognizing the independence of the United States.

One of the first things that caught my eye was the impressive Yorktown Victory Monument.

*Clicking on a photo will give you a closer look!

The museum is large and informative. There is also a very nice gift shop. I bought a container of Whiskey Rebellion Tea.

One of George Washington’s tents is on display, along with too many artifacts, reproductions, original paintings and educational signs to share here. If you click on the museum link above, you will see lots of items on display.