YORKTOWN VICTORY CENTER
Use this order number: YVC1. Yorktown was the decisive battle of the American Revolution. British forces were outnumbered and outgunned by the Continental army. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
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YVC2. Smooth-bore muskets used by the Continental Army were notoriously inaccurate. It was essential the guns be loaded quickly for refiring. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm |
YVC3. Bly Straube, Senior Curator of the
Jamestown Rediscovery Project APVA Preservation, holds a recovered
wine bottle with initials "J.S." (Captain John Smith?)
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YVC4. Drying barn with tobacco leaves. Many of the first
settlers came to the New World looking for gold (which the Spanish
explorers had found in abundance in their first landings). However, the
Englishmen did discover tobacco - a brown "golf" of great value when
exported to Europe.
YVC5. Captain John Smith. His forceful but
quirky personality helped him lead the colony. His journals made him America's
first "travel writer."
YVC6. Pocahontas, Indian maiden who :"allegedly" saved Captain John's life (a story much in dispute). © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm.
YVC7. The settlers sent Pocohontas to London where she became an instant celebrity. Her statue stands near the first church built at Jamestowne. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
YVC8. Settlers worked long hours to provide a living for their families. Times was hard during the Revolutionary War. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
YVC9. A farmer talks turkey with his livestock. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
YVC10. Boys love to dress up and play at being a soldier in the Continent Army. © 2006 Michele and Tom Grimm
YVC11. Drummer boys gave
signals to troops in battle and helped them march in cadence.
© 2006
Michele and Tom Grimm