Yorktown, Virginia

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. Where is Yorktown, Virginia?York County, Virginia, United States
2. How many people live in Yorktown, Virginia?195 (2010 Census)
3. When was Yorktown, Virginia built?Established as a shire in 1682
4. What is the county seat?York County
5. What is the historical significance?Key site in the American Revolutionary War and American Civil War
6. What is Yorktown, Virginia known for?Yorktown is famous for the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, where American and French forces defeated the British and ended the Revolutionary War.

Siege of Yorktown: The 1781 military operation that led to the surrender of British forces, effectively ending the American Revolutionary War.
County Seat: The administrative center of a county, where government offices are located.
Estuary: A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it.
Franco-American Alliance: The military and diplomatic partnership between France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War.