Thomas Nelson House, Historic Yorktown, Virginia

This is the residence of Yorktown's most famous resident, Thomas Nelson, Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independence, 3rd governor of Virginia, and leader of the Virginia Militia during the Battle of Yorktown. When American forces lay siege to Yorktown in the battle that brought about the end of the American Revolution, Nelson ordered artillery aimed at his own house which was being used by English officers. In the second photo, cannon balls remain lodged in the exterior wall.  The final photo is of the walled garden.