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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

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

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

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

3/5: Key revolutionaries met here—Jefferson, Henry, Mason, & Washington debated how to move forward. This was where Virginia’s revolution became official! 🏛️ #HistoricVirginia

2/5: In 1776, the College suspended classes so students could join the Revolution—Jefferson helped lead Virginia’s move for independence! 🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: This tavern was a hotbed of military strategy & political discussions. Some say Lafayette & Washington’s aides met here to plan Yorktown’s siege! 📜🔥 #HistoricVirginia

3/5: Who was in the audience? George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, & other future revolutionaries who would lead the fight for freedom. 📜🔥 #HistoricVirginia

3/5: Why it mattered: Henry’s fiery speech inspired future revolutionaries & made him a leader in the Patriot cause. 📜🔥 #HistoricVirginia

3/5: After the House of Burgesses was shut down again in 1774, delegates reassembled here to call for a Continental Congress! 🚀 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: After leading Virginia through war, Henry retired to Red Hill. He feared the new U.S. government might threaten liberty—and spoke out against it! 🏡⚖️ #HistoricVirginia

2/5: Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, inspiring the Bill of Rights—but he refused to sign the U.S. Constitution in 1787! ⚖️ #HistoricVirginia

2/6: The river was key for Patriot & British movement. In 1781, Cornwallis used it to retreat—only to get trapped at Yorktown. ⚓🔥 #HistoricVirginia

6/6: Visit Yorktown Battlefield & imagine the siege through the eyes of the women who witnessed history. 🏛️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/6: Martha Washington & Sarah Osborn traveled to Yorktown with the Continental Army, bringing supplies & morale to the troops. 🍞🏛️ #HistoricVirginia

2/5: On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry’s speech convinced Virginia to prepare for war—but not everyone agreed. Many feared open rebellion! ⚔️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/3: In 1781, British troops raided Mount Vernon. Instead of resisting, Washington’s estate manager surrendered supplies—a decision that haunted Washington. 🏛️⚔️ #HistoricVirginia

2/6: In 1776, Virginia declared independence here—before the U.S. did! The House of Burgesses voted for freedom on May 15, two months before the Declaration. 📜🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: In 1781, Washington’s forces wintered at Cumberland Old Courthouse, resting & resupplying before marching to Yorktown. ❄️⚔️ #HistoricVirginia

2/6: On July 6, 1781, British forces ambushed Lafayette’s army, forcing one of the bloodiest fights in Virginia’s Revolution. ⚔️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: In May 1781, as British troops raided Virginia, local militia ambushed them at Sapony Creek, slowing their advance toward Petersburg. ⚔️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: Thomas Nelson Jr. was a Patriot leader who personally led Virginia troops at the Siege of Yorktown—even firing on his own house! 🚀🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: In July 1776, Governor Dunmore fled to Gwynn’s Island, trying to regain control of Virginia. But Patriot artillery drove him out for good! 🚢⚔️ #HistoricVirginia

2/6: Fought on December 9, 1775, the battle was a turning point. Patriots defeated British troops & drove them from Virginia! ⚔️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/5: Built in 1719, Scotchtown was Henry’s home from 1771-1778. It was here that he wrote his legendary “Give me liberty or give me death” speech! 🇺🇸🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/6: In the 1780s, Ann argued that she was illegally enslaved and should be freed. Her case went to the Virginia courts, where she stood against one of the most powerful families. ⚖️🔥 #HistoricVirginia

2/6: Katteuha was a Catawba warrior & diplomat who argued that Native women had a right to decide their tribe’s future, not just male leaders. 🔥🏹 #HistoricVirginia