Yorktown Victory Monument, the Glossary
The Yorktown Victory Monument is a monument erected in Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown, Virginia, commemorating the 1781 victory at Yorktown and the alliance with France that brought about the end of the American Revolution and the resulting peace with England after the American Revolutionary War.[1]
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12 relations: American Revolution, American Revolutionary War, Colonial National Historical Park, Continental Congress, England, France, John Quincy Adams Ward, Oskar J. W. Hansen, Richard Morris Hunt, Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, Yorktown, Virginia.
- 1884 establishments in Virginia
- 1884 sculptures
- American Revolutionary War monuments and memorials
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Granite sculptures in Virginia
- Monumental columns in the United States
- Outdoor sculptures in Virginia
- Sculptures of women in Virginia
- Statues in Virginia
- Towers completed in 1884
- Virginia in the American Revolution
- Yorktown campaign
American Revolution
The American Revolution was a rebellion and political movement in the Thirteen Colonies which peaked when colonists initiated an ultimately successful war for independence against the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a military conflict that was part of the broader American Revolution, in which American Patriot forces organized as the Continental Army and commanded by George Washington defeated the British Army.
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Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park is a large national historical park located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia operated by the National Park Service.
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Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was a series of legislative bodies, with some executive function, for the Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America, and the newly declared United States before, during, and after the American Revolutionary War.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.
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John Quincy Adams Ward
John Quincy Adams Ward (June 29, 1830 – May 1, 1910) was an American sculptor, whose most familiar work is his larger than life-size standing statue of George Washington on the steps of Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City.
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Oskar J. W. Hansen
Oskar J. W. Hansen (March 12, 1892 – August 31, 1971, Obituary, New York Times, September 3, 1971.) was a Norwegian-born, naturalized American sculptor.
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Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt (October 31, 1827 – July 31, 1895) was an American architect of the nineteenth century and an eminent figure in the history of architecture of the United States.
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Siege of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia.
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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Yorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Virginia.
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See also
1884 establishments in Virginia
- A. J. Miller House
- Bon Air Presbyterian Church
- Burks–Guy–Hagen House
- Cape Charles, Virginia
- McCormick Observatory
- Richmond Virginians (American Association)
- Staunton Military Academy
- Stone Bridge (Manassas)
- Vinton, Virginia
- Virginia Intermont College
- Yorktown Victory Monument
1884 sculptures
- Colonel Robert A. Smith Monument
- Eternal Springtime
- Head of Camille Claudel
- Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)
- Luther Monument (Washington, D.C.)
- Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
- Robert E. Lee Monument (New Orleans)
- Statue of George Brown
- Statue of John Harvard
- Statue of Søren Kierkegaard
- Temperance Fountain (Washington, D.C.)
- The Alarm (Boyle)
- Torso of Adele
- Union Monument in Vanceburg
- Yorktown Victory Monument
American Revolutionary War monuments and memorials
- American Revolution Statuary
- Battle of Paoli
- Beacon Hill Monument
- Bennington Battle Monument
- Bigelow Monument
- Boot Monument
- Buford's Massacre Site
- Bunker Hill Monument
- Cape Henry Memorial
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument
- Casimir Pulaski Monument (Savannah, Georgia)
- Daniel Morgan Monument
- Dorchester Heights Monument
- Equestrian statue of Israel Putnam
- Fort Vengeance Monument Site
- George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door
- Groton Monument
- Israel Putnam Monument
- Jack Peterson (American Patriot)
- Leverington Cemetery
- Lexington Battle Green
- Nathanael Greene Monument
- Princeton Battle Monument
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
- Revolutionary War Door
- Saratoga Battle Monument
- Signers Monument
- Statue of Ethan Allen
- Statue of Israel Putnam
- Statue of Nathan Hale (New York City)
- Statue of William Moultrie
- Stewart–Screven Monument
- The Defenders of Fort Moultrie
- The Minute Man
- Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution
- Trenton Battle Monument
- William Jasper Monument
- Wyoming Commemorative Association
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Colonial National Historical Park
- Cape Henry Memorial
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Colonial Parkway
- Green Spring Plantation
- Historic Jamestown
- Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
- Moore House (Yorktown, Virginia)
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Granite sculptures in Virginia
- Confederate Monument (Portsmouth, Virginia)
- Fort Early and Jubal Early Monument
- Jamestown Tercentennial Monument
- Kryptos
- Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Statue of Williams Carter Wickham
- Stonewall Jackson Monument
- Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Monumental columns in the United States
- Astoria Column
- Beacon of Hope (monument)
- Civil War Memorial (Adrian, Michigan)
- Columbus Monument (New York City)
- Column of Jerash
- Confederate Monument (Greenville, South Carolina)
- Henry Clay Monument
- James Rumsey Monument
- John C. Calhoun Monument
- Lafayette Square (Buffalo, New York)
- National Capitol Columns
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
- Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Boston)
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland)
- Washington Monument (Baltimore)
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Outdoor sculptures in Virginia
- Arthur Ashe Monument
- Blind Homer with His Student Guide
- Dinosaur Land (Virginia)
- Fountain of Faith
- Guns into Plowshares
- King Neptune (statue)
- Kryptos
- McKee Grave
- Norfolk Confederate Monument
- Norwegian Lady Statues
- Robert E. Lee Memorial (Roanoke, Virginia)
- Seabees Memorial
- Spanish–American War Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Statue of Harry F. Byrd
- Statue of Henrietta Lacks (Roanoke, Virginia)
- The Lone Sailor
- Virginia Women's Monument
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Sculptures of women in Virginia
- Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Emancipation and Freedom Monument
- Jefferson Davis Memorial (Richmond, Virginia)
- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture)
- Norwegian Lady Statues
- Statue of Henrietta Lacks (Roanoke, Virginia)
- Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Statues in Virginia
- Appomattox (statue)
- Arthur Ashe Monument
- At Ready (statue)
- Blind Homer with His Student Guide
- Confederate Memorial (Arlington National Cemetery)
- Emancipation and Freedom Monument
- Grave of Emerson H. Liscum
- Howitzer Monument
- King Neptune (statue)
- Marine Corps War Memorial
- Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument
- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (sculpture)
- Norfolk Confederate Monument
- Norwegian Lady Statues
- Seabees Memorial
- Statue of George Washington (Houdon)
- Statue of Harry F. Byrd
- Statue of Henrietta Lacks (Roanoke, Virginia)
- Statue of Joseph Bryan
- Statue of Williams Carter Wickham
- The Aviator (Charlottesville, Virginia)
- The Homecoming (statue)
- Thomas Jefferson (Bitter)
- Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Towers completed in 1884
- Clock tower of Komotini
- Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site
- Picton Clock Tower
- Yorktown Victory Monument
Virginia in the American Revolution
- Action at Osborne's
- Augusta County Committee of Safety
- Augusta Declaration
- Augusta Resolves
- Catalpa (Culpeper, Virginia)
- Convention Army
- Dunmore's Proclamation
- Fairfax Resolves
- Fifth Virginia Convention
- Fincastle Resolutions
- Fort Henry (West Virginia)
- Gunpowder Incident
- Illinois campaign
- Lee's Legion
- Leedstown Resolutions
- Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
- McColloch's Leap
- Point of Fork Arsenal
- Porto Bello (Williamsburg, Virginia)
- Rutherford Light Horse expedition
- Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War
- St. John's Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia)
- Tobacco War
- Virginia Association
- Virginia Conventions
- Virginia Declaration of Rights
- Virginia Resolves
- Virginia State Navy
- Virginia in the American Revolution
- Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
- Yorktown Victory Monument
- Yorktown Wrecks
- Yorktown campaign
Yorktown campaign
- Yorktown Victory Monument
- Yorktown campaign
- Yorktown order of battle
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorktown_Victory_Monument
Also known as Yorktown Victory Memorial.