Yorktown Victory Monument

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The Yorktown Victory Monument is a historic American monument in Yorktown, Virginia, erected to honor the decisive Revolutionary War victory that secured the United States’ independence.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
monument
architect John Quincy Adams Ward
Richard Morris Hunt NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle Beaux-Arts
category American Revolutionary War memorials
Monuments and memorials in Virginia
Outdoor sculptures in Virginia
Tourist attractions in York County, Virginia
commemorates American Revolutionary War
American victory at Yorktown
Siege of Yorktown
United States independence
completionDate 1884
country United States of America
dedicatedTo American and French forces at Yorktown
cause of American independence
hasPart allegorical female figure of Liberty
victory column
hasSymbol Franco-American alliance
Liberty
Victory
height approximately 84 feet
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District contributing property
U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property
inception 1881
inscription commemorates the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
pays tribute to the alliance between the United States and France
locatedIn Colonial National Historical Park
United States
Virginia
York County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Yorktown, Virginia
locatedNear York River
historic Yorktown battlefield
managedBy National Park Service
materialUsed bronze
granite
ownedBy United States federal government
partOf Yorktown Battlefield
significantEvent Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebrations
centennial of the Siege of Yorktown
startDate 1881

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Siege of Yorktown
commemoratedBy
Yorktown
hasAttraction

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