Yorktown National Cemetery
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yorktown Victory Monument and Watermen’s Museum.
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 2,900 feet north of Yorktown National Cemetery.
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 1 mile north of Yorktown National Cemetery.
George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge
Bridge
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The George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is a double swing bridge that spans the York River between Yorktown and Gloucester Point, in the United States state of Virginia. George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge is situated 1¼ miles north of Yorktown National Cemetery.
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.
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 2 miles north of Yorktown National Cemetery.
Lackey
Quarter
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Lackey was a small unincorporated community near Yorktown in York County, Virginia, United States, established primarily after the Civil War. Lackey is now extinct as the properties were bought by the federal government in 1918 for use as a naval military installation. Lackey is situated 2½ miles west of Yorktown National Cemetery.
Yorktown National Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: United States national cemetery in Yorktown, Virginia, United States
- Categories: United States national cemetery, military cemetery, and burial
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22537° or 37° 13′ 31″ northLongitude
-76.50564° or 76° 30′ 20″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Operator
National Park ServiceNamed after
Yorktown BattlefieldOpen location code
87956FGV+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 38027111OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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