Brief History of the Home of Thomas Nelson, Yorktown, Virginia
Dublin Core
Title
Brief History of the Home of Thomas Nelson, Yorktown, Virginia
Subject
Historic Homes--United States--Virginia--York County--Yorktown--Early 20th century
Nelson, Thomas--1738-1789
Ohio--Delaware County--Sunbury--History--Early 20th century
Personal narratives--American--Early 20th century
Photography--Stereographs--United States--Early 20th century
Travel--United States--Virginia--York County--Yorktown--Early 20th century
Nelson, Thomas--1738-1789
Ohio--Delaware County--Sunbury--History--Early 20th century
Personal narratives--American--Early 20th century
Photography--Stereographs--United States--Early 20th century
Travel--United States--Virginia--York County--Yorktown--Early 20th century
Description
Yorktown, Va
The home of Thomas Nelson
a signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Lord
Cornwallis took it over for
his headquarters when fighting
in this section. He was living
here at the time of his
surrender. Gen Nelson
ordered his soldiers to fire
on it, even tho it was his
home. Several bullets may
be seen embedded in the
walls. A woman of
wealth has taken it on and
restored it, as nearly as possible
as in Colonial and Rev. War
days. One dollar admission
fee is charged. Proceeds go
to charity. Not far from it is
the Yorktown Monument.
J. Cockrells and Wheatons visited
Yorktown, Va. in Aug. 1914
This photo taken Aug 22- 1930
Louise Sheets, Louise Ethel, Mary Green with me.
The home of Thomas Nelson
a signer of the Declaration of
Independence. Lord
Cornwallis took it over for
his headquarters when fighting
in this section. He was living
here at the time of his
surrender. Gen Nelson
ordered his soldiers to fire
on it, even tho it was his
home. Several bullets may
be seen embedded in the
walls. A woman of
wealth has taken it on and
restored it, as nearly as possible
as in Colonial and Rev. War
days. One dollar admission
fee is charged. Proceeds go
to charity. Not far from it is
the Yorktown Monument.
J. Cockrells and Wheatons visited
Yorktown, Va. in Aug. 1914
This photo taken Aug 22- 1930
Louise Sheets, Louise Ethel, Mary Green with me.
Creator
Daisy E Green Wheaton
Date
Aug 22, 1930
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Relation
Daisy Wheaton Stereographs
Format
Stereograph
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Text
Text
Identifier
30210312451981
Collection
Citation
Daisy E Green Wheaton, “Brief History of the Home of Thomas Nelson, Yorktown, Virginia,” Delaware County Memory, accessed November 18, 2024, http://delawarecountymemory.org/items/show/4066.