Yorktown, VA

We spent Friday touring the City of Yorktown, Va. This was the site of the Battle of Yorktown. In the spring of 1781 the American War of Independence entered its seventh year. In May British General Charles, Lord Cornwallis moved his army into Yorktown to built a naval base. On September 28th, General George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette began the siege of Yorktown. On October 19, 1781 Lord Cornwallis surrendered. This was the last major battle of the war. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783.

Later in the day we visited the "famous" Williamsburg Pottery Factory. The brochure we read lead us to believe it was a collection of quaint, quality shops based around the oldest operating pottery factory in America. What a joke. It's really a collection of flea market quality stalls. Lots of junk. We left Williamsburg and arrived at Alex's house about 7pm.