C. _Cornwallis Cave._ This natural cave in a marl cliff was undoubtedly used by the British in 1781. Staff conferences could have been held here late in the siege. D. _Nelson House._ This residence is believed to have been Cornwallis’ headquarters in the last days of the siege. It was built prior to 1745 by “Scotch Tom” Nelson and was later the home of his grandson, Gen. Thomas Nelson, Jr. The house has cannonballs imbedded in its east wall that are thought to have been fired during the siege of 1781. [Illustration: OLD HOUSES AND OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE “TOWN OF YORK”] [Illustration: _The West House—owned by the Digges family for a long time._] 18. FUSILIERS REDOUBT. Located on the west side of Yorktown, it protected the road to Williamsburg. Because of erosion of the bluffs at this point, it has been possible to reconstruct only a part of the original position. “TOWN OF YORK” Much of the old has continued, or is being recaptured, in Yorktown and many of its buildings and sites have their individual messages. In the following text, the letters correspond to those on the map of the “Town of York,” page 46. A. _West House._ This residence is one of the few remaining colonial frame structures in Yorktown. Its inner timbers bear the scars of artillery fire to which it was subjected in 1781. It is thought to date from the mid-18th century. B. _Archer Cottage._ Below the bluffs is a small cottage thought to be of colonial origin and to have been property of the Archer family. This is the only surviving structure in this once busy waterfront section of the port of Yorktown. C. _Remains of Town Wharf._ Rock piles and some of the timber crib of the public wharf which served Yorktown before the Revolution can be seen at exceptionally low tide near the foot of Read Street. [Illustration: _Grace Church. In the foreground are the Nelson family tombs, including Thomas Nelson, Jr.’s._] D. _Digges House._ This brick dwelling, constructed early in the 18th century, stands at the once busy corner of Main and Read Streets. E. _Somerwell House._ This restored residence, built, it is thought, before 1707 by Mungo Somerwell, was at one time a part of the Lightfoot family holdings. Many of the fine old homes are no longer standing, such as the Lightfoot mansion that is shown so prominently on the sketch of Yorktown made from a vessel in the harbor about 1754 (see pages 34 and 35). The Buckner residence in the west end of town, a second Lightfoot townhouse, two of the spacious home of the Nelsons, and the Ambler dwelling have long since been destroyed, except for foundation remains below ground.