Tribute to Admiral de Grasse - Virginia Beach VA
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 57.996 W 076° 06.744
18S E 400978 N 4091745
To
Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse
Admiral of the French Fleet
"Arbiter Of The War"
— — — General George Washington
Waymark Code: WM13BK0
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/01/2020
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Tribute to Admiral de Grasse-To
Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse
Admiral of the French Fleet
"Arbiter Of The War"
— — — General George Washington
Victor in the only decisive Naval Battle
in the American Revolution ( the Virginia
Capes, on Sept. 5, 1781) One of history's most
significant, presaging the British
surrender at Yorktown and fulfillment
of the dream of an independent America
Presented By
The National Society of the
Colonial Dames of America
in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Group that erected the marker: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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:
Marker is on Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (U.S. 13),
in the median. Located at the Visitor Center, South entrance Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel.
Virginia Beach , VA USA
23455
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