water Fun & History won

For over 375 years, York county has been a desirable place to visit, live, and work. it’s where big-city thrills meet small-town chill. Home to Hampton roads’ no. 1 rated school district (third in the state), York county also boasts excellent amenities that help make quality of life here unsurpassed.

York county is a living part of “america’s Historic triangle,” along with williamsburg and Jamestown. a visit to our historic sites is a must for understanding our nation’s birth. Yorktown is the site of lord cornwallis’s surrender to gen. george washington in 1781—ending the revolutionary war with “victory at Yorktown.”

York county boasts 4,000 acres of battlefields, our state-of-the-art american revolution Museum at Yorktown, and historic Main street complete with 18th-century homes and quaint retail shops. People also flock here to enjoy our beaches, restaurants, art galleries, and specialty shops extending from the riverfront all the way down Highway 17 and out to the edge District beside williamsburg and James city county. there’s something to do every weekend, from farmers markets, concerts and art events to segway tours and sunset sails. Be sure to spend a day at one of our water parks—great wolf lodge and water county Usa and an evening at one of our microbreweries, which often feature live music. • recently named one of “ the south’s Best Barbecue Joints” by southern Living, Pierce’s Pitt BBQ is a county staple.

For more information, visit www.yesyorkcounty.com or www.visityorktown.org