Colonial National Historical Park
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location:	Virginia, USA
Nearest city:	Williamsburg, VA
Coordinates:	37°13′8″N, 76°31′3″W
Area:	9,349.28 acres   (9,271.30 federal) 37.84 km²
Established:	December 30, 1930
Visitation:	3,327,573 (in 2004)
Governing body:	National Park Service and Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities

Yorktown Victory Monument

Colonial National Historical Park preserves various sites associated with colonial Virginia, near Williamsburg and Newport News. The World Conservation Union or International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) is an international organization dedicated to natural resource conservation. ... Image File history File links Locator_Dot. ... Image File history File links US_Locator_Blank. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Burg Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... Founded in 1889, the Richmond, Virginia-based Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities was the United States first statewide historic preservation group. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Burg Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia from space, July 1996 (Newport News is seen in the lower left quadrant) Newport News is an independent city located in Virginia. ...

Jamestown Island

The park encompasses most of Jamestown Island, the site of the first permanent British settlement, which was founded in 1607. Jamestown National Historic Site is a 20-acre adjacent area owned by, and administered in affiliation with, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Together, they are now promoted under the name Historic Jamestowne. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Founded in 1889, the Richmond, Virginia-based Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities was the United States first statewide historic preservation group. ... A statue commemorating the site of the first permanent English settlement in the New World. ...

The Jamestown Glasshouse is located just north of the island, and has glass blowing demonstrations. Jamestown Glasshouse The Jamestown Glasshouse, located in Jamestown, Virginia, is a part of the Colonial National Historical Park. ...

Yorktown

The park includes Yorktown Visitor Center (indoor facilities), the site of the Battle of Yorktown, the decisive 1781 American victory in the American Revolutionary War, the Surrender Field, and a National Cemetery. Combatants Britain Colonial America France Commanders Charles Cornwallis George Washington Comte de Rochambeau Strength 7,500 8,845 Americans 7,800 French Casualties 156 killed 326 wounded 7,018 captured Americans: 20 killed, 56 wounded French: 52 killed, 134 wounded The Battle of Yorktown (1781) was a victory by a... Combatants American Revolutionaries, France, The Netherlands, Spain, American Indians Great Britain, German mercenaries, Loyalists, American Indians Canadian Indians Commanders George Washington, Comte de Rochambeau, Nathanael Greene, Bernardo de Gálvez Sir William Howe, Sir Henry Clinton, Lord Cornwallis (more commanders) The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the...

The Surrender Field is a part of the Yorktown Battlegrounds. The field is named for the surrender of British General Cornwallis' surrender there in 1781, effectively ending the Revolutionary War.

The surrender took place after the Siege of Yorktown in which Cornwallis' troops laid siege upon Yorktown, Virginia and awaited supply shipments to arrive via the York River, and Chesapeake Bay. The siege was ended when French ships sailed up the York River to Yorktown and shut Cornwallis off from any chance of receiving supplies. Combatants United States France Great Britain German mercenaries Commanders George Washington Comte de Rochambeau Lord Cornwallis Charles O’Hara Banastre Tarleton {Stationed at Gloucester, Virginia} Strength 10,800 French 8,845 Americans 7,500 Casualties 62 dead 190 wounded[2] 156 killed 326 wounded 7,018 captured[1] The Siege... Yorktown is the name of several places in the United States of America: Yorktown, Arkansas Yorktown, Illinois Yorktown, Indiana Yorktown, Iowa Yorktown, Kentucky Yorktown, Maryland Yorktown, New Jersey Yorktown, New York Yorktown, Ohio Yorktown, Texas Yorktown, Virginia - site of the Battle of Yorktown Yorktown, Philadelphia, a neighborhood in Philadelphia. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Notable participants in the Siege were; General Cornwallis, George Washington, and Marquis de Lafayette. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (December 31, 1738-October 5, 1805) was a British general and colonial governor. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732–December 14, 1799) led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. ... Marie-Joseph-Paul-Roch-Yves-Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette (September 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834), was a French aristocrat most famous for his participation in the American Revolutionary War and early French Revolution. ...

Yorktown National Cemetery contains 2,183 American Civil War interments, of which 1,434 are unidentified. Probable date of interments is 1866. Grave space is not available. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

"Yorktown Memorial Monument" honors the French-American victory over the British in the American Revolution. It was dedicated in 1880 and was designed by Richard Morris Hunt Statue of Liberty, Pedestal by Richard Morris Hunt Richard Morris Hunt (October 31, 1827, Brattleboro, Vermont - 1895) preeminent figure in the history of American architecture. ...

Colonial Parkway

Main article: Colonial Parkway

The park includes the Colonial Parkway, a scenic 23-mile parkway linking the 3 points of Virginia's Historic Triangle: Jamestown and Yorktown and running through the historic district of Colonial Williamsburg. The Colonial Parkway is located in James City County, York County, and the independent city of Williamsburg. Colonial Parkway is a scenic 23-mile parkway linking the 3 popular attractions of Virginias Historic Triangle of colonial-era communities, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. ... Colonial Parkway is a scenic 23-mile parkway linking the 3 popular attractions of Virginias Historic Triangle of colonial-era communities, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown. ... This article reads like an advertisement. ... View of Duke of Gloucester Street Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. ... James City County, Virginia as shown on 1895 map James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1634 Seat Yorktown Area  - Total  - Water 558 km² (216 mi²) 285 km² (110 mi²) 50. ... An independent city is a city that does not form part of another local government entity. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Burg Location Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ...

Green Spring Plantation

Just a short distance from Jamestown, also in in James City County, the Park owns about 200 acres of the original 2,200 acre Green Spring Plantation. This 17th century plantation was the home of colonial governor Sir William Berkeley. Berkeley, who held the colonial governorship during the longest periods of any individual, used his plantation as an experimental farm to attempt to develop sources of income for the colony other than cultivated tobacco and traded furs. James City County, Virginia as shown on 1895 map James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula, in the U.S. state of Virginia. ... remains of ancillary structure at Green Spring Plantation site, James City County, Virginia photo by part of Colonial National Historical Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Interior Green Spring Plantation in James City County about five miles west of Williamsburg, was the 17th century plantation of one of... A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. ... Sir William Berkeley (1605/1606-1677) was a governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favourite. ...

The preserved portion of the site of Green Spring has been largely untouched since the second dwelling there and dependencies were destroyed during the American Civil War (1861-1865), promising a rich archaeological dig area to follow upon recent discoveries at the Park's location on Jamestown Island. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert Edward Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Cape Henry Memorial

The Cape Henry Memorial, site of the first landing of the Captain Christopher Newport and the soon-to-be Jamestown colonists in 1607, is located in the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia at Cape Henry. Open to the public, it is located off U.S. Route 60 on the army base of Fort Story. Old Cape Henry Lighthouse Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia. ... Christopher Newport (c. ... Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ... U.S. Highway 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... Fort Story is a facility of the U.S. Army located in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia at Cape Henry. ...

Administrative history

Colonial National Monument authorized July 3, 1930; established December 30, 1930; redesignated a national historical park on June 5, 1936. Cemetery transferred from the War Department to the National Park Service on August 10, 1933. Jamestown National Historic Site designated on December 18, 1940. As with all historical areas administered by the National Park Service, Colonial and Jamestown were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... National Historical Park or National Historic Park is a designation for a protected area in the United States that has national historic significance and consists of more than single properties or buildings. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Line drawing of the Department of Wars seal. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Reference

• The National Parks: Index 2001-2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.

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External links

• Official NPS website: Colonial National Historical Park
  • Cape Henry Memorial
  • Green Spring Plantation
  • Friends of Green Spring a large interactive web site with streaming video and more than a dozen essays ("The voices of Green Spring")
  • Jamestown National Historic Site
  • Yorktown Battlefield
  • Yorktown National Cemetery