1984 Map of Yorktown

About this map

The Colonial National Historical Park preserves the complex landscape of the Yorktown siege, where the Surrender Ground and Battle Trenches remain clearly delineated among modern infrastructure. To the north, the York River separates the historic settlement from Gloucester Point, with Cornwallis Cave and the Yorktown Monument marking the riverfront. This mid-1980s landscape shows the heavy concentration of federal presence in the Virginia Peninsula, as the U S Naval Weapons Station and Fort Eustis Military Reservation flank the residential growth of Newport News City. Transportation corridors like the Colonial Parkway and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad define the movement through this area, while local landmarks like Washingtons Headquarters and the Yorktown National Cemetery provide touchstones for genealogists and military historians studying the intersection of Revolutionary War sites and 20th-century development.