The first mobile museum was so popular that the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission has added a second.
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Could Virginia (which once included Detroit) have become a mega state?
During revolutionary times, Virginia claimed its borders stretched to Canada and the Mississippi River — an area bigger than Texas and California combined.
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Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, but George Wythe was ‘the man behind the man’
Wythe has been called “Jefferson’s godfather” for training Jefferson in the law — and more. He became the first university-affiliated law professor in the country, then he was poisoned by a relative.
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Dispatch from 1776: Virginia troops surrender in Quebec while Norfolk burns here at home
The year begins with setbacks and disaster.
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Podcast about the Battle of Great Bridge
Dive into the Battle of Great Bridge and its significance in the American Revolutionary War in our latest Cardinal 250 podcast. Host Lisa Rowan is joined by Richard Fisher, a volunteer with the Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation.
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Norfolk was burned, the only American city destroyed during the revolution; 250 years later, controversy remains over who ordered its destruction
The conflagration was a decisive propaganda victory for the Patriots, but there’s evidence, suppressed at the time, that they actually ordered the burning.
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Podcast about the burning of Norfolk
Cardinal talks with author Andrew Lawler, who has researched the destruction of the port city.
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Dispatch from 1775: After a one-sided battle at Great Bridge, Virginians force the royal governor to flee into the harbor
Meanwhile, to the north, other Patriots are busy liberating Quebec. Our rudimentary forces appear to have the Redcoats on the run.
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250 years ago today, Virginians went to war against their governor (and won)
The Battle of Great Bridge in modern-day Chesapeake was the first significant land battle of the American Revolution in Virginia. It was also significant because it featured multi-racial armies on both sides.
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Water’s role in revolutionary history
The Battle of Great Bridge happened 250 years ago today because its location played a key role in the transportation networks of 1775.