Marquis de Lafayette’s farewell tour to be commemorated in Suffolk
On Feb. 23, the Suffolk Visitor Center will commemorate the arrival of Lafayette at the site of the former Nansemond County ...
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‘One continual roar of cannon’: Battlefield diary from Yorktown sold
The siege of Yorktown occurred at the end of the Revolutionary War, which lasted from 1775 to 1783 and led to independence from Britain. The siege culminated with the surrender on Oct. 19 ...
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Yorktown Battlefield
With so many spots devoted to Colonial and Revolutionary history in the Williamsburg area, what makes Yorktown Battlefield so special? For starters, it's the site of the 1781 siege and surrender ...