Colonial National Historical Park

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Colonial National Historical Park is a protected area in Virginia that preserves and interprets key sites from early American history, including Jamestown, Yorktown, and portions of the Colonial Parkway.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national historical park
protected area
connectsVia Colonial Parkway between Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
linked to: Colonial Parkway
contains Cape Henry Memorial
Colonial Parkway
Green Spring Plantation site
Historic Jamestowne
Jamestown Island
Yorktown Battlefield
country United States
established 1930
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior
hasActivity bicycling
birdwatching
living history demonstrations
walking trails
hasArea over 8,000 acres
hasComponent Jamestown Visitor Center
Yorktown Visitor Center
battlefield tour roads
hasDesignation National Historical Park
hasEcosystem coastal plain forest
river shoreline habitats
wetlands
hasHeritageStatus part of Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site listings on the National Register of Historic Places
hasLength Colonial Parkway approximately 23 miles long
hasRoadType limited-access scenic parkway
locatedIn Hampton Roads region
linked to: Hampton Roads

Virginia
locatedOn James River
York River
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Jamestown, Virginia
linked to: Jamestown

Williamsburg, Virginia
linked to: Williamsburg

Yorktown, Virginia
linked to: Yorktown
offers guided tours
historical interpretation programs
scenic driving along Colonial Parkway
partlyOverlaps Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site National Historic Landmark District
partOf National Park System
purpose interpret events of Jamestown and Yorktown
preserve early American colonial history sites
topic American Revolutionary War
American colonial history
First permanent English settlement in North America
Siege of Yorktown

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Siege of Yorktown commemoratedBy Colonial National Historical Park
National Historical Parks of the United States includesExample Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Williamsburg partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Williamsburg tourismRegion Virginia's Historic Triangle
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Virginia Peninsula contains Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown Victory Monument locatedIn Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park contains Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park partlyOverlaps Colonial National Historical Park and Jamestown National Historic Site National Historic Landmark District
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Southeastern Virginia contains Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Williamsburg partOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Williamsburg isPartOfTourismRegion Historic Triangle of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia hasExample Jamestown National Historic Site
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
James Fort presentLocation Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown Settlement living-history museum locatedNear Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown Settlement living-history museum partOf Virginia’s Historic Triangle
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Historic Yorktown waterfront near Colonial National Historical Park
York River near Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Parkway partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Parkway passesNear Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Colonial Parkway isPartOf Historic Triangle of Virginia
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
James City County hasAttraction Colonial National Historical Park (part)
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
James City County hasAttraction Jamestown National Historic Site
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
York County, Virginia partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown Island partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Jamestown Island contains Historic Jamestowne
linked to: Colonial National Historical Park
Yorktown Battlefield partOf Colonial National Historical Park
Green Spring Plantation site partOf Colonial National Historical Park