Trebell's Landing
At Trebell's Landing, one mile southwest, the artillery and stores of the French and American armies for the siege of Yorktown were landed, September, 1781. These were conveyed by land (six miles) to Yorktown. The troops disembarked at the landings near Williamsburg.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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