225th ANNIVERSARY: Victory at Yorktown
Historic Yorktown, Virginia Oct. 19-22, 2006

The events in Jamestown and Yorktown, Virginia, were separated by nearly two centuries, but they are forever linked in American history as the beginning and end of British rule in what became the United States. Nearly 175 years after the British established the first permanent settlement at Jamestown, America ended the Revolutionary War in 1781 at Yorktown, establishing independence from Great Britain.

On Oct. 19, 2006, America celebrated the 225th anniversary of the defeat of the British by General George Washington at Yorktown. A special symphonic arrangement and stage production produced exclusively for the opening day ceremony paid a multimedia tribute to the military.

The weekend featured a re-enactment of the final battle of the Revolutionary War, which included the participation of more than 2,500 individuals from around the world. The salute to the military continued throughout the weekend with parades, patriotic ceremonies and interactive displays at the Yorktown Battlefield, Riverwalk Landing and the Yorktown Victory Center.

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