Commemoration of American Indian Heritage Month In observance of American Indian Month, Dr. Martin Gallivan, The College of William and Mary, will present a program on Werowocomoco, political center of the Powhatan Chiefdom, in honor of the 400th anniversary of its abandonment. Colonial National Historical Park, Jamestown, VA. Jointly sponsored by the National Park Service and APVA Preservation Virginia. more...
Wednesday 11/11/2009
Fee Free Day on Veterans Day, November 11, 2009 To honor America`s service men and women, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has declared that areas managed by the department will not charge entrance fees on Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11. Included in the fee-free day are all National Park Service sites, including the Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown Battlefield units of Colonial National Historical Park. more...
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Did You Know?
During the Civil War, 632 Union dead were buried in the heart of the 1781 battlefield. In 1866 this cemetery became a national cemetery. Within a 50 mile radius, the remains of over 1500 Union soldiers were disinterred from their war burials and honorably placed in the Yorktown National Cemetery.