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Description
Statue of Admiral Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse, admiral of the French fleetthat trapped the British Army at Yorktown in 1781, effectively ending the American Revolution with the defeat of Cornwallis. (Image credit: Captain Albert E. Theberge)
Photographer
Captain Albert E. Theberge
Display Date
2004 October
Location
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Collection
America's Coastlines
Mid-Atlantic
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Corps (ret.)
Keywords
Coastline
Mid-Atlantic Virginia