French Grand Battery
French Grand Battery is a battlefield in York County, Virginia. French Grand Battery is situated nearby to Yorktown National Cemetery, as well as near Shiloh Church.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 900 feet north of French Grand Battery.
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 3,800 feet north of French Grand Battery.
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 1¼ miles north of French Grand Battery.
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. As of the 2020 census, Gloucester Point had a population of 10,587. Gloucester Point is situated 2 miles north of French Grand Battery.
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 French Grand Battery.
French Grand Battery
- Type: Battlefield
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: York County, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.22304° or 37° 13′ 23″ northLongitude
-76.50468° or 76° 30′ 17″ westOpen location code
87956FFW+64OpenStreetMap ID
node 2888905737OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefield
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