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| Page Views: 566 Last Visit to Yorktown: November, 2004 | 26 November 2004 - Migrating by Mercedes by grandmaR - last update: Feb 12, 2005 |
| York River Bridge from south bank |
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| Crossing the Rappahannock |
We continued on VA 3 across the Rappahannock, across the Piankatank and joined US Rte 17 down near Gloucester. Then proceeding through a town called "Ordinary" which was so small I didn't get a picture because we were through it before I realized we were in it, we cross the York River (above) to Yorktown and exited off 17 to go to the Battle Monument. We can't check into the Cape Henry Inn before 4 pm, and it is less than 200 miles from Leonardtown to Virginia Beach, so I figure we can take a couple of detours. |
| Water Street November 2004 |
- ACK - the whole of Water Street in Yorktown has been torn up and is nothing but mud studded with earthmoving equipment. We turn around. Even the Waterman's museum which is on the west side of the bridge is closed. What to do? |
All I had originally intended to do was to visit the Battle Monument. I had not intended to go to the actual battlefield. This sign is about the establishment of Yorktown in 1691, and has a map with the Visitor's Center and the Battle Monument on it. |
| Bob walking up to the Visitor's Center |
I direct Bob to go to the Yorktown Battlefield Visitor's Center, from which I think we can get around to the Battle Monument. We get there just about 4:15 p.m. and bought a Golden Age Passport for $10. This allows the two of us a lifetime admission to all National Parks, Seashores, etc. and a reduced price on tours etc in the parks. |
We had just time to see last showing the movie (at 4:30) all about how the French fleet defeated the British fleet off Hampton Roads, and about Cornwallis's surrender. This helped us to understand the information at the Cape Henry lighthouses better. |
From here we drove over to the Yorktown Monument (about 5 p.m.) where I took a picture of it at dusk. |
| Moonrise over Hampton Roads |
Now we have to find our way to Ft. Story. It is getting dark. I was going to go down US 17 and get on I-64 E. But Bob sees a sign saying that some ramp is closed and goes off down VA route 134 and I can't figure out where we are. Eventually I turn on the computer mapping and we get back on I-64 and get to the Cape Henry Inn and check into our room about 6 pm. It is too dark to see much outside. Next: North Virginia Beach |
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