American Revolution 250 Commission

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Lafayette in Person
📆 July 13, 2025 2:30 PM
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Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture
📆 July 16, 2025 5:30 PM
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Those Who Signed The Fairfax Resolves?
📆 July 18, 2025 10:00 AM
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5/5: How important were taverns in military strategy? Would they have been more effective than formal meeting halls? Let’s talk! 👇 #VA250

4/5: Though the original building is lost to time, its role in Virginia’s Revolutionary War efforts remains legendary! 🏛️ #RevolutionaryVirginia

3/5: Petersburg was a critical supply hub, and Patriots at the Raleigh Tavern helped coordinate the movement of troops and goods for the war effort. 🚀🍺

2/5: Virginia militia officers gathered here to plan operations against British forces in the southern theater of the war. ⚔️📜

The Raleigh Tavern (Petersburg, VA) – Secret Meetings in the South
🧵1/5: Not to be confused with Williamsburg’s Raleigh Tavern, the Petersburg Raleigh Tavern was a key Patriot meeting place in the southern part of the colony! 🔥🏛️ #VA250

5/5: What would you have done if you overheard Loyalists plotting? Would you have spoken up? Let’s discuss! 👇 #VA250

4/5: Wetherburn’s Tavern is still standing today in Colonial Williamsburg—where you can sit in the very rooms where Patriots and Loyalists argued over pints! 🍻 #HistoricVirginia

3/5: With spies on both sides listening in, taverns like Wetherburn’s played a role in spreading intelligence and Revolutionary ideas. 🕵🏽‍♂️📜

2/5: Revolutionaries like George Wythe and Thomas Jefferson gathered here, often debating with Loyalists still loyal to the Crown. 🍺🔥

Wetherburn’s Tavern (Williamsburg, VA) – Where Patriots & Spies Drank Together
🧵1/5: In Williamsburg, Wetherburn’s Tavern was a popular gathering place for both Patriots and Loyalists—meaning it was a hotbed of political tension and espionage! 🏛️🕵🏽‍♂️ #VA250

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Colonial Kids Day
📆 July 12, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
📍 Burwell-Morgan Mill

Family Day with Young Historians
📆 July 13, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
📍 Gadsby's Tavern Museum

American Revolution Camp
📆 July 14, - July 18, 2025 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore

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Early Industry in Smyth County, Virginia

📆 July 12, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

📍The Octagon House Foundation 615 Octagon House Road Marion, VA 24354

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5/5: Would you have risked meeting in a tavern filled with spies? How important were these gathering places? Let’s discuss! 👇 #VA250

4/5: The Swan Tavern was burned during the battle, but its history as a meeting place for revolutionaries lives on! 🏛️ #HistoricVirginia

3/5: Yorktown wasn’t just a battlefield—it was also a place of covert strategy and secret Patriot meetings in places like this! 🔥🍺 #RevolutionaryVirginia

2/5: Some say Lafayette’s aides and Washington’s spies gathered here to share intelligence on British troop movements before the decisive battle. ⚔️📜

The Swan Tavern (Yorktown, VA) – A Spy Hub Before the Final Battle
🧵1/5: Before Yorktown’s siege and surrender in 1781, The Swan Tavern was buzzing with military officers, spies, and Patriot leaders plotting against the British. 🕵🏽‍♂️🏛️ #VA250

Olive Branch Petition Sent to King George in an attempt to settle the dispute with Great Britain amicably.

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It was a last chance for peace- rejected by the King.

📜 “We shall decline the ungrateful task of describing... the delusive pretences, fruitless terrors, and unavailing severities…”

🗓️ On This Day - July 5, 1775

In a final plea to avoid full-scale war, Congress adopted the Olive Branch Petition, reaffirming loyalty to the Crown while asserting the rights of British subjects in the colonies. (a thread 🧵 )

The Virginia state flag, which includes the seal on a deep blue field, was adopted later in April 1861, proudly representing the state's rich history and values. 🌟

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🏛️ On This Day – July 5, 1776 🏛️

"The Great Seal of Virginia" was adopted, symbolizing the state's ideals of liberty and justice. The seal features Virginia's allegorical figure of Virtue, victorious over tyranny, and has become a defining emblem of the Commonwealth.

5/5: Would you have supported Henry’s stand against British authority? Let’s debate like it’s 1763! 👇 #VA250