The Olympic Flame - Yorktown, VA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 37° 14.346 W 076° 30.518
18S E 366185 N 4122463
The Olympic flame made it here on it's way to Lake Placid in 1980.
Waymark Code: WMN4XJ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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The plaque says, "The Olympic Flame. Honoring America for the first time, the Olympic Flame arrived here to begin its journey to the XII Winter Olympic Games

January 31, 1980
Yorktown, Virginia
Where Independence was won"
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