Celebrating 175 Years: The Historic Museum

Yorktown has a number of tourist attractions at this time. The Veteran’s Center on Highway 72, a memorial to Harlon Block of World War II just outside of the city limits, The Vietnam Memorial with a helicopter that served in that war on Highway 72 and Zorn Road, and the Yorktown Historical Museum. The Museum began when the Historical Society formed in 1973. The original Caesar Eckhardt and Sons…