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  2. York County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    York County, Virginia. Virginia. (2020) York County (formerly Charles River County) is a county in the eastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the Tidewater. As of the 2020 census, the population was 70,045. [ 1 ] The county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown. [ 2 ] Located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula ...

  3. Yorktown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Yorktown is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Virginia. It is the county seat of York County, [ 3 ] one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1682. Yorktown's population was 195 as of the 2010 census, while York County's population was 66,134 in the 2011 census estimate.

  4. Library of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Library of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, is the library agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It serves as the archival agency and the reference library for Virginia's seat of government. The Library moved into a new building in 1997 and is located at 800 East Broad Street, two blocks from the Virginia State Capitol building.

  5. Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    1931–1934. VLR No. 047-0002. Designated VLR. See individual properties [2] The Moore House is a historic building located within Colonial National Historical Park, in York County, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, it was the site of negotiations for British General Charles Cornwallis 's surrender at the Siege of Yorktown.

  6. James City County, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.jamescitycountyva.gov. James City County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,254. [ 1 ] Although politically separate from the county, the county seat is the adjacent independent city of Williamsburg. [ 2 ] Located on the Virginia Peninsula, James City County is included ...

  7. York County doesn’t have as many historical ‘firsts’ as you ...

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    James McClure’s will speak about “York County at 275: Telling Stories about the Stream of History — and Its Banks,” at the Dillsburg Library, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 28.

  8. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis - Wikipedia

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    United States. The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting, which was completed in 1820, now hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The painting depicts the surrender of British Lieutenant General Charles, Earl Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia, on October 19, 1781, ending the ...

  9. Thomas Nelson House (Yorktown, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Griffin & Wynkoop, architects, made additions to 18th-century brick house after Blow's 1914 purchase. It was the home of Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738-1789), during the Revolutionary War. Landscape: Charles Freeman Gillette, from 1914. Today the house has been restored to its 18th-century character and is designated as a National Historic Landmark.