U.S. Destinations : Virginia : Revolutionary War History
Virginia
Revolutionary War History

Avoca
1514 Main Street
Altavista,  Virginia  24517
Phone: (434) 369-1076

Avoca, the principal architectural landmark of the Town of Altavista, is an American Queen Anne-style house, designed by architect J.M.B. Lewis and built in 1901. Designated a Virginia Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Avoca is the homesite of Colonel Charles Lynch, Revolutionary War hero.

On the 5 acres of grounds of the Museum, visitors may tour the Avoca mansion and original, Revolutionary War era kitchen, as well as 18th century outbuildings. Avoca is home to an impressive Civil War exhibit and the Juliette Fauntleroy Native American Artifact Collection, one of the largest in the state.

Endview Plantation
362 Yorktown Road
Newport News,  Virginia  23603
Phone: (757) 887-1862

Built in 1769 by Colonel William Harwood, Jr., signer of the Virginia Resolves, this home has experienced the ordeal of three wars. Endview was visited by Generals George Washington, Thomas Nelson, Jr. and George B. McClellan. The Revolutionary War brought 3,000 militia to its fresh water spring. The War of 1812 saw its use as a training ground, while the Civil War found Endview serving as a Confederate captain's home and a hospital for both sides. Restored to its 1862 appearance, The Civil War at Endview Plantation interprets rural Virginia life. The Civil War at Endview Plantation is open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Group rates available. Closed major holidays. Located at Exit 247 from I-64, only minutes from Colonial Williamsburg and all Newport News attractions.

Scotchtown
Route 2, Box 168
Beaverdam,  Virginia  23015
Phone: (804) 227-3500

One of Virginia's oldest plantation houses. Scotchtown was Patrick Henry's home during the Revoutionary War.

Yorktown Battlefield
Yorktown,  Virginia  23690
Phone: (757) 898-2410

Yorktown Battlefield is site of the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War. A visit begins at the National Park Service Visitor Center, where a 16-minute film, "Siege at Yorktown," and a museum of artifacts from the battle, including George Washington's field tent, provide orientation and background to the climactic Siege of Yorktown. The National Park Service areas include the field where Cornwallis's surrender took place, the encampment areas, much of the town, and the surrounding siege lines. Guided and self-guided tours include the siege lines, the Moore House, Surrender Field and the Town of York. The Monument to Victory and Alliance, the Nelson House and many other historic sites are located within the town. An audio tour is available in the museum store for a self-guided driving tour of the battlefield.

Yorktown Victory Center
Yorktown,  Virginia  23690
Phone: (757) 253-4838
Toll-Free: (888) 593-4682

Through gallery exhibits and living history, the Yorktown Victory Center portrays America’s struggle for independence from the beginnings of colonial unrest to the formation of a new nation. Exhibits provide eyewitness accounts of the American Revolution, explore the story of the Betsy and other British ships lost in the York River during the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, describe Yorktown’s role as an 18th-century port and chronicle the development of a new government with the Constitution and Bill of Rights. In a re-created Continental Army encampment, visitors can join a cannon crew and learn about 18th-century medical care. A farm complete with buildings and gardens re-creates rural life of the 1780s.


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