“Travelers along three of the area’s oldest roads will notice signs along the westbound lanes designating a significant event in American history that occurred in 1781: the 680-mile-long allied march from New England to Virginia which culminated at the Battle of Yorktown and the defeat of British General Lord Charles Cornwallis. The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail, created by an Act of Congress in 2009, honors the French-American alliance which helped to secure American independence…” For the full article click here.
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