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The First Siege Line
Yorktown, Virginia · (reconstructed)
Historical Marker Database · Bill Coughlin
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When Washington’s troops opened the Siege of Yorktown, they built works like these. Together with the French fortifications, they formed a circling line that stretched a mile and a quarter from the York River to Yorktown Creek.
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Photo: Bill Coughlin
Photo: Bill Coughlin
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Yorktown, Virginia · USA
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