Moore House
The Moore House is a historic building located within Colonial National Historical Park, in York County, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, it was the site of negotiations for British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender at the Siege of Yorktown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: building in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia)”
- Address: 1401 Moore House Road, York County, 23690
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yorktown National Cemetery and Yorktown Victory Monument.
Yorktown National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Colonial National Historical Park is a large national historical park located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia operated by the National Park Service. Yorktown National Cemetery is situated 1 mile west of Moore House.
Yorktown Victory Monument
Monument
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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a monument erected in Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the alliance with France that brought about the end of the American Revolution and the resulting peace with England after the American Revolutionary War. Yorktown Victory Monument is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Moore House.
Watermen’s Museum
Museum
The Watermen's Museum is a museum in Yorktown, Virginia. It documents the history of Chesapeake Bay 'watermen', from pre-colonial to modern times. The Museum is located on Water Street and open to the public from April to December. Watermen’s Museum is situated 2 miles northwest of Moore House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
Yorktown
Village
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Yorktown is a town in York County, Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown is situated 1½ miles northwest of Moore House.
Gloucester Point
Town
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Gloucester Point is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,402 at the 2010 census. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography. Gloucester Point is situated 2½ miles north of Moore House.
Crab
Locality
Crab is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. Crab is situated 3 miles north of Moore House.
Moore House
- Category: museum
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22178° or 37° 13′ 18″ northLongitude
-76.48593° or 76° 29′ 9″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
87956GC7+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 370079100OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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