The First Siege Line

The First Siege Line (HM71Y)

Location: Yorktown, VA 23690 York County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 13.461', W 76° 29.797'

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Washington's troops built works like these when they opened the Siege of Yorktown. These fortifications, together with those of the French, made a circling line that stretched a mile and a quarter, from the York River to Yorktown Creek.
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HM NumberHM71Y
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 7:34pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 367225 N 4120809
Decimal Degrees37.22435000, -76.49661667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 13.461', W 76° 29.797'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 13' 27.66" N, 76° 29' 47.82" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 115 Battlefield Tour Road, Yorktown VA 23690, US
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