a historic village in southeastern Virginia to the north of Newport News; site of the last battle of the American Revolution
in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
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From Astoria , Oregon , to Yorktown, Ontario.
从俄勒冈州的 阿斯托里亚 到安大略湖的约克镇.
After the British surrender at Yorktown , October 19, 1781, George Washington returned to Mount Vernon.