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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Lafayette in Person 📆 July 13, 2025 2:30 PM info: buff.ly/FgYJICc Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture 📆 July 16, 2025 5:30 PM info: buff.ly/q9TDS2a Those Who Signed The Fairfax Resolves? 📆 July 18, 2025 10:00 AM info: buff.ly/IFR3uGz

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

5/5: How important were taverns in military strategy? Would they have been more effective than formal meeting halls? Let’s talk! 👇 #VA250

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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. 🚀🍺

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

View the full calendar of VA250 events, link in bio!

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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 Event details: va250.org/event-detail...

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🗓️ 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 🧵 )

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

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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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

🏛️ 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.

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

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

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

4/5: The Tavern still stands today—you can visit and imagine the fiery debates and secret planning that happened here over ale and candlelight. 🍺🏛️ #HistoricVirginia

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

3/5: Hanover Tavern was also a gathering spot for the Sons of Liberty. Revolutionaries met here to organize resistance against the Stamp Act! 🍻📜

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

2/5: In the 1760s, Henry lived and worked here as he prepared for the famous Parsons’ Cause case, where he first publicly defied the Crown. This case launched his career as a Patriot. ⚔️

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Hanover Tavern (Hanover, VA) – Patrick Henry’s Early Stomping Ground 🧵1/5: Before Patrick Henry shouted “Give me liberty or give me death,” he built his fiery reputation in Hanover Tavern, where he argued against British rule! 🔥⚖️ #VA250

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🗓️ On this day, July 3, 1775 George Washington took command of a “mixed multitude” outside Boston. From chaos, he built the Continental Army - disciplined, unified, and paid by Congress. He led without taking a salary. “Discipline is the soul of an army.” 🇺🇸

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

For complete list of all vendors, visit our website: va250.org/fourthatthef...

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝙵𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚝 🎆 Fenwick Road | 3:00–8:30 PM Virginia Craft Beer Garden Hosted By Oozlefinch Beers & Blending Beers Family Picnic Food Trucks Please Register for FREE Text updates : buff.ly/lxaFrUn

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

5/5: What would it have been like to overhear their discussions? Would you have joined them? 🤔👇 #VA250

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

4/5: Today, Raleigh Tavern is restored in Colonial Williamsburg, where you can walk through the same rooms where the fight for independence began! #HistoricVirginia

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

3/5: In 1774, when Royal Governor Dunmore shut down the House of Burgesses, Virginia leaders met here to call for a Continental Congress. This tavern helped launch the Revolution! 🍻🇺🇸

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

2/5: Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and George Mason met here in secret to discuss resistance against British rule. It’s where Virginia’s Committee of Correspondence was founded! 📜✍️

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Raleigh Tavern (Williamsburg, VA) – The Birthplace of Resistance 🧵1/5: When the House of Burgesses was dissolved in 1769, where did Virginia’s leaders go? Raleigh Tavern! This Williamsburg hotspot became a meeting place for revolutionaries. 🔥🏛️ #VA250

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Filmed on location at the Phi Beta Kappa Hall at William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Leah Glenn, Founder & Artistic Director of Leah Glenn Dance Theatre and Bill Schermerhorn, Event Designer for VA250 ( and two-time Emmy Award-winning songwriter) came together for a rehearsal for the upcoming “Free to Dream” Dance performance for the VA250 event, 4th at the Fort.

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Free to Dream Dance Sneak Peek for Fourth at the Fort💫 Behind-the-Scenes of our dance program💃 Register now for FREE text updates with weather delays / programming start times : va250virginia.quorum.us/event/23342/

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American Revolution 250 Commission @va250.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Patriots on the Square 📆 July 04, 2025 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM  📍Martinsville-Henry County Heritage Center & Museum 1 E. Main St. Martinsville, VA 24112 Info: va250.org/event-detail...

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