The Yorktown Victory Monument

By Maria G. Hepner

Book Overview

The story of the development and preservation of The Monument to Alliance and Victory at Yorktown is a tangle of government, military, artists, historians and town residents.

In October of 1781 American independence was achieved on the battlefields of Yorktown, Virginia--a glorious event that the Continental Congress resolved was worthy of a monument. Moving at the speed of government, it took a hundred years to act on this resolution. In that time Yorktown had to come to terms with its role as a site of preservation rather than a center of industry or commerce.

Local author Maria Hepner explores the history of the monument and its creation as well as the town that surrounds it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467150517
• ISBN13: 9781467150514
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"