In October 1781, American independence was achieved on the battlefields of Yorktown, Virginia--a glorious event that the Continental Congress determined was worthy of a monument.
Local author Maria Hepner explores the story of this Monument and the town that surrounds it..
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 forces of nature.
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.
Moving at the speed of government, it took one hundred years to act on this resolution.
In October 1781, American independence was achieved on the battlefields of Yorktown, Virginia--a glorious event that the Continental Congress determined was worthy of a monument
