Yorktown and Yorktown Battlefield

Yorktown and Yorktown Battlefield are located in historic Yorktown, Virginia.  The historic town of Yorktown dates to 1691 and has a long history connected to enslavement, as the town served as a major port for the importation of enslaved Africans.  The battlefield was the site of the siege in September and October of 1781 that culminated in an American Victory, the last major action of the Revolutionary War.  Beyond it’s Revolutionary era history, the battlefield also has a rich Civil War history as a site for Civil War entrenchments and a refuge for escaped enslaved persons.

Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center

Battlefield Signage

Redoubt #10 at Yorktown Battlefield.

The Moore House.

Yorktown Waterfront

View of the Great Valley Road from the Yorktown Waterfront.

Yorktown served as a major port in the colony of Virginia for the importation of enslaved Africans.

Historic Yorktown

Custom House.

The Great Valley Road has a history of being a road that enslaved people were marched through to Main Street in the town to be sold. The Great Valley Road is also reported to have paranormal activity tied to it’s dark history as a sorrowful march towards a lifetime of enslavement.