Yorktown's Tea Party

Yorktown's Tea Party (HM17WY)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 14.361', W 76° 30.541'

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While the Boston Tea Party of December 1773 is famous,a lesser known protest against the Tea Act also occurred in Virginia. On November 7, 1774 some concerned citizens of York County openly boarded a ship in the harbor and dumped two small chests of tea into the York River, tea that had been imported despite a boycott.

The earlier Boston event was only the most extreme of many protests, not against taxation itself, but againstBritish attempts to tax Americans without allowing them representation in Parliament. This destruction of valuable private property outraged most Britons and was a turning point in the conflicts leading up to the Revolution.

The residents and patriot leaders of this area, like others throughout the colonies, demonstrated their support of the Revolutionary cause and their refusal to import tea with this dignified, highly symbolic tea party of their own. The local merchant, who had ordered the small shipment of tea, quickly apologized in the newspaper and asked the local citizens for forgiveness.
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HM NumberHM17WY
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Year Placed2010
Placed ByYork County
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Date Added Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 at 5:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366151 N 4122491
Decimal Degrees37.23935000, -76.50901667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 14.361', W 76° 30.541'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 14' 21.66" N, 76° 30' 32.46" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11806 George Washington Memorial Hwy, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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