Redoubt 10

Historical marker location:

Yorktown, Virginia

( Marker can be reached from Ballard Street (Virginia Route 238), on the left when traveling south.)

1781 Siege of Yorktown. Colonial National Historical Park.

Virginia is known as the "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there. Additionally, two more presidents, William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, were born in what is now Virginia before it became a state.