British Inner Defense Line
British Inner Defense Line is a battlefield in York County, Virginia. British Inner Defense Line is situated nearby to the battlefield Second Allied Siege Line, as well as near the museum Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 1,500 feet south of British Inner Defense Line.
Yorktown Victory Monument
Monument
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 1,500 feet north of British Inner Defense Line.
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 3,800 feet north of British Inner Defense Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yorktown and Gloucester Point.
Yorktown
Village
Photo: Aude, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 British Inner Defense Line.
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 British Inner Defense Line.
British Inner Defense Line
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.2294° or 37° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
-76.50607° or 76° 30′ 22″ westOpen location code
87956FHV+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2888905736OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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