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Yorktown Tour Guide 4+
American Battlefield Trust
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- Free
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Description
The Yorktown Tour Guide is your complete guide to Yorktown, Virginia – site of the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War and witness to George Washington's decisive victory over General Lord Charles Cornwallis.
Let the Yorktown Tour Guide’s GPS-enabled audio tours lead you through 300 years of American history on a walking tour of Historic York Town or get up close to the events of the Siege of Yorktown on two separate driving tours.
The Yorktown Tour Guide was produced by The American Battlefield Trust in partnership with the National Park Service's Yorktown Battlefield, part of Colonial National Historical Park. This app is one of the Trust expanding lineup of apps that are ready to be downloaded today at https://www.battlefields.org/battleapps.
What’s New
Version 9.0.179
Minor Bug Fixes and Improvement
Ratings and Reviews
Unimpressive
After taking a GPS audio tour at Gettysburg, I was excited to try this app at Yorktown. However, it did not live up to my expectations. First, the app does not direct you to each stop and the map is very slow to update. The flags are not numbered on the app, so it’s difficult to navigate without a physical map. Second, the narration at each stop is extremely short and overall provides very little context to the siege. Outside research is recommended. Finally, the narration in general leaves much to be desired. The narrator fumbles over his words and it seems like no editing was done to redo or cover up the mistakes. There is very little inflection in his voice and sometimes he is hard to understand. He never prompts you to get out of your car and walk around, but I highly recommend it. You will miss almost everything in the first loop if you don’t get out and walk around. I still enjoyed the tour, but mostly because of the signs posted along the way providing important information.
Don’t be skeptical from poor reviews
Overall, went into it skeptical due to the reviews that I read. The app worked very well and although it doesn’t directly prompt you to get out of your vehicle, it does state you are standing in the area, almost inferring to get out and look around. Use this app and the map guide and follow the street signs that are clearly marked, and you will be well educated on your tour!
Great Multimedia Interpretation
This is a great adaptation of more typical park interpretation for the COVID era. The app seems to run pretty well, and it’s easy to access voice narration for the tours. A lengthy download is needed the first time you open the app, however.
App Privacy
The developer, American Battlefield Trust, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
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Information
- Seller
- American Battlefield Trust
- Size
- 117.4 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2023 American Battlefield Trust
- Price
- Free