YORK -- History is more meaningful when told from the perspective of those who lived it. On Saturday, the York Library will provide a unique glimpse into the Siege of Yorktown with a presentation of the Library of Congress Rochambeau Map Collection.
If THE GLORIOUS CAUSE has one virtue, if it does anything well at all, it describes the grand strategy of the English and American generals in the Revolutionary War. A map of the major battles does little to reveal exactly what the people who were in charge at the time were thinking.
Sept. 5, 2006 — The NOAA Office of Response and Restoration , the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, and state and local governments demonstrated their commitment towards eradicating derelict crab pots and other abandoned fishing gear from the Chesapeake Bay. During an event at the Freight Shed at Riverwalk Landing in Yorktown, Va., agency representatives highlighted an ongoing project to
