Yorktown Victory Monument

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. Designed by Richard Morris Hunt, the monument was installed in 1884. At the top stands a figure of Liberty sculpted by John Quincy Adams Ward. That element was destroyed by lightning in 1942. It was replaced in 1957 by a figure of Victory by Oskar J. W. Hansen.^[1]

Yorktown Victory Monument
United States
The monument in Colonial National Historical Park was erected in 1884.
For Victory over the British at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781 during the Revolutionary War.
Unveiled	October 10, 1884
Location	37°14′00″N 76°30′17″W / 37.23333°N 76.50472°W / 37.23333; -76.50472 Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia
Designed by	Richard Morris Hunt

1902 photomechanical print of the monument.

Overview

On October 29, 1781, the Continental Congress authorized the creation of the monument, although it would not be until another 100 years when it was finally built.^[2]

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References

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yorktown Victory Monument.

1. "Yorktown Victory Monument, (sculpture)".
2. "When Liberty Lost Her Head: The Yorktown Victory Monument". Williamsburg Yorktown Daily. 2021-07-13. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

External links

• Colonial National Historical Park | HISTORIC YORKTOWN