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Waveform Audio File Format  |  2000-10-09  |  1.8 MB  |  1 channel  |  11,025 sample rate  |  1 minute, 27 seconds
Transcription: The headquarters of the Colonial National Historical Park, which includes the original site of Jamestown, is located in the Yorktown Visitor Center. Here too are an information desk, museum and bookstore. An indoctrination program is presented. Yorktown is the site of one of the fiercest engagements of the American Revolution. Here in 1781, the combined forces of America and her allies by France attacked and captured the British fortifications and forces under Lord Cornwallis. Parts of the American and French battle lines have been reconstructed, and many original 18th century cannon are in pl ...