After the Surrender at Yorktown - Gloucester Point VA
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 15.027 W 076° 30.084
18S E 366846 N 4123712
Near this place on October 19, 1781, a surrender occurred one hour after the Surrender at Yorktown.
Waymark Code: WM13BD5
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 10/31/2020
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Near this place on October 19, 1781, a surrender occurred one hour after the Surrender at Yorktown. The British troops under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton surrendered to the French Brigadier General M. de Choisy, Commander of the French and American forces, thus ending British rule in America.
Group that erected the marker: Gloucester County Board of Supervisors
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Vernon Street
located at the entrance to Tyndall's Point Park.
Gloucester Point, VA USA
23062
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