The Second Siege Line - Yorktown, VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 13.684 W 076° 29.848
18S E 367156 N 4121223
The low earthworks on either side are part of the French and American advance line. Construction was started when allied artillery fire had sufficiently weakened the British defenses.
Waymark Code: WM128Z5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2020
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The Second Siege Line- The low earthworks on either side are part of the French and American advance line. Construction was started when allied artillery fire had sufficiently weakened the British defenses. The line was completed after the capture of Redoubts No. 9 and 10.
Group that erected the marker: National Park Service.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Ballard Street (Virginia Route 238)
Yorktown Battlefield in Colonial National Historical Park, at stop D on the Battlefield Tour.
Yorktown, VA USA
23690
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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