
Oct 19, 2010 8:00 am (Tuesday)
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Event details: Yorktown Day Observance
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1000 Colonial Parkway
Yorktown, VA 23690
Phone: (757) 898-2410
Fax: (757) 898-6346
Email: colo_interpretation@nps.gov
Opens: 8:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Children Welcome
The anniversary of the British surrender at Yorktown is commemorated in this annual event featuring a parade, patriotic ceremonies at the Yorktown Victory Monument, and a demonstration of military tactics by the Commander-in-Chief's Guard on the Yorktown Battlefield. Additional activities include guided walking tours of the battlefield and a wreath laying ceremony at Surrender Field, where the Siege of Yorktown formally came to an end on October 19, 1781, securing independence for the American colonies. Yorktown Day is co-sponsored by the Yorktown Day Association and the National Park Serivce, Colonial National Historical Park.
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