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SUMMARY:Patriot's Pursuit of Trivia
DESCRIPTION:Test your knowledge of Culpeper History\, Colonial Times\, and the American Revolution!
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LOCATION:VA
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SUMMARY:The Road to Freedom Started Here: Fauquier County’s ‘Culpeper Minutemen’ Leaders Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:This “Minutemen” Fauquier County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites\, while hearing important detailed stories of Fauquier County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other\, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and efficiently in a moment of critical need for Virginia. \nVirginia historian Jim Bish and Battles of Hampton and Great Bridge military historian Pat Hannum will lead the tour. This Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders Tour will visit the Historic Elk Run Church site in telling the story of the important Keith-Randolph-and Marshall families. Five immediate family members\, including the Marshall and Keith families\, served significant leadership roles in the Culpeper Minute Battalion including Thomas Marshall and his son\, John Marshall\, who later served as the longest serving Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in history. After leaving Elk Run we will visit the homesite of Major Thomas Marshall and birthplace of Chief Justice John Marshall. We will then drive to Warrenton to visit the Martin Pickett’s “Paradise” home in telling about the important Pickett Family. After having lunch at O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Warrenton (Lunch is on your own) we will have a drive by visit to the Blackwell Family Cemetery. The Blackwell Family was the most important family in Fauquier County at the time and which many family relationships involve Culpeper Minutemen leaders. We will then head to see the rarely visited Major Thomas Marshall’s home called “The Hollow” near Markham where the Marshall family\, including son John Marshall\, lived from 1765-1773. We will then visit the Marshall home of “Oak Hill” where both Thomas and John Marshall were living when they went to join the Culpeper Minute Battalion in September 1775. The tour will continue by heading back towards Culpeper visiting along the route Capt. John Chilton’s Rock Spring homesite and Capt. James Scott’s Clearmont homesite before returning to the Museum of Culpeper History. \nThe Minutemen leaders from Fauquier County comprised unprecedented leadership\, including future U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall and his father\, Thomas Marshall. Other Fauquier County Minutemen were closely related to some of Virginia’s most influential political leaders of the day\, including John Randolph\, Peyton Randolph (selected to preside over both the First and Second Continental Congress)\, Edmund Randolph (first U.S. Attorney General)\, and future U.S. President Thomas Jefferson. Fauquier minutemen were ancestors to later American heroes\, Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon (Marine Corps in Tripoli)\, CSA General George Pickett (Gettysburg)\, and General George Marshall (World War II). \nDon’t miss the chance to visit the homes and homesites and to learn about Fauquier County’s heroes of 250 years ago by signing up for this one-time “The Road to Freedom Started Here: Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders Tour” on Wednesday\, October 22\, 2025. The tour will start at 9:00 a.m. from the Museum of Culpeper History\, located at 113 S. Commerce St\, Culpeper\, and return by 4:30 p.m. The cost for the all-day tour is $50 with lunch at the O’Brien’s Irish Pub in Warrenton (Pay on your own)\, as we will be visiting both public and private historic sites associated with Fauquier County Minutemen Leaders. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about Fauquier County’s leaders who helped to create America.
URL:https://visitculpeperva.com/event/the-road-to-freedom-started-here-fauquier-countys-culpeper-minutemen-leaders-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Museum of Culpeper History\, 113 Commerce Street\, Culpeper\, VA\, 22701
CATEGORIES:History and Culture
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SUMMARY:The Road to Freedom Started Here: Culpeper County’s "Culpeper Minutemen" Leaders Bus Tour
DESCRIPTION:This “Minutemen” Culpeper County Leaders Tour will visit many of the most important historic homes and homesites\, while hearing important detailed stories\, of Culpeper County’s “Minutemen” leaders along the way. The Culpeper Minute Battalion was like no other\, as they were the only Minute Battalion in Virginia to fully form and then respond quickly and efficiently in a moment of critical need for Virginia. \nVirginia historian Jim Bish and Battles of Hampton and Great Bridge military historian Pat Hannum will lead the tour. This Culpeper County Minutemen Leaders Tour will visit Little Fork Anglican (now Episcopal) Church\, the only surviving Culpeper County colonial church\, as many of Culpeper’s Minutemen leaders attended. After leaving the church we will drive to Culpeper Rifle Company leader Captain John Green’s “Liberty Hall” home where we will learn about Green and the importance of his “Rifle Company.” After leaving Liberty Hall we will drive to Old House Vineyards for lunch (Lunch is on your own). From there we will visit Lt. Gabriel Long’s Bloomsbury homesite\, before heading to the Capt. John Williams homesite where we will continue to learn about these important Minutemen. We will then visit the homesites of Capt. John Jameson and Gen. Edward Stevens before progressing to the Masonic Cemetery (owned originally by the Lt. Col. Edward Stevens-Coleman family) where information about Ensign David Jameson will be shared. The tour will conclude by heading to the original Culpeper Minute Battalion muster site of Major Philip Clayton’s “Old Field” on his Catalpa Plantation. There we will talk about the muster\, including how and why it occurred\, and how unique it was\, before heading back to the Museum. \nThe Minutemen leaders from Culpeper County comprised unprecedented leadership including Edward Stevens\, who was a cousin of future U.S. President George Washington. Culpeper’s Henry Pendleton was the nephew of Edmund Pendleton (First and Second Continental Congress and Presiding Officer of the Virginia Conventions from July 1775-July 1776)\, and John and David Jameson were nephews to Virginia’s Revolutionary era Lt. Governor David Jameson. Culpeper Minutemen were ancestors to later American heroes\, including Union General John Buford (Gettysburg)\, General George Patton (World War II)\, and General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller (Marine Corps – Korea). \nDon’t miss the chance to visit Culpeper’s historic homes and homesites and to learn about Culpeper County’s heroes of 250 years ago by signing up for this one-time “The Road to Freedom Started Here: Culpeper County Minutemen Leaders Tour” on Friday\, October 24\, 2025. The tour will start at 9:00 a.m. from the Museum of Culpeper History\, located at 113 S. Commerce St\, Culpeper\, and return by 4:30 p.m. The cost for the all-day tour is $50 with lunch at Old House Vineyards (Pay on your own)\, as we will be visiting both public and private historic sites associated with Culpeper County Minutemen leaders. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about Culpeper County’s leaders who helped liberate Virginia from British control while aiding in the creation of America.
URL:https://visitculpeperva.com/event/the-road-to-freedom-started-here-culpeper-countys-culpeper-minutemen-leaders-bus-tour/
LOCATION:Museum of Culpeper History\, 113 Commerce Street\, Culpeper\, VA\, 22701
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SUMMARY:2025 History Alfresco and Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner
DESCRIPTION:The 2025 Museum History Alfresco Annual Fundraiser and Culpeper Minutemen Descendant Reunion Dinner will be held at Yowell Meadow Park on Saturday\, October 25\, from 5:00pm-9:00pm \nThis is a once in a lifetime event to honor those who gave us the way of life we enjoy today! \n\nEnjoy colonial music by Colonial Faire\nSip wine or beer from Mountain Run Winery and Old House Vineyards\nFeast on our catered buffet by Distinguished Engagements\nOn-site bidding of an assortment of exciting products and\nexperiences in our silent auction\nLearn about the rich history of the Culpeper Minute Battalion\nOur Keynote Speaker will be Virginia Revolutionary War historian Dr. Patrick Hannum.\n\nYowell Meadow Park 250 years ago was Virginia’s largest muster and drill site where the Culpeper Rifle Company and the Culpeper Minute Battalion deployed for the Revolutionary War. They were Virginia’s largest and most consequential military force to aid in the liberation of Virginia from British Royal and Loyalists forces in 1775-76. \nOver 650 Culpeper\, Orange\, and Fauquier County men marched off this field providing Virginia its most indispensable riflemen at the victorious battles of Hampton and Great Bridge in 1775. Those victories\, and the later burning and conquest of Norfolk\, ended British Rule forever in Virginia. As a result\, Virginia became the first state to “Declare Independence” (on May 15\, 1776)\, much to the heroism of the Culpeper Minutemen. \nAt this Special 250th Culpeper Minutemen History Alfresco Dinner\, we are inviting everyone to join us in celebrating the occasion. That night we will especially be recognizing and honoring all descendants of those famed Culpeper Minute Battalion and Green’s Riflemen Company. Countless men who marched from this site in 1775 did not live to see the war’s end including two Culpeper Minutemen Captains\, John Chilton and James Scott. \nBecause this field is so hallowed\, we felt it so important for the 250th remembrance dinner to be held here\, on Virginia’s largest muster and deployment site of the Revolution. \nPLEASE JOIN US! \nIndividual Seats are $100 per person. Or sponsor a private table for 8 at the Benefactor\, Sustainer\, or Host level starting at $1000. \nOrder by October 13th! \nBusiness Casual Attire \nWe request that ladies wear flat shoes due to the uneven grounds. \nFor questions\, please contact Lee Langston-Harrison\, Interim Director\, Museum of Culpeper History at (540) 829-5954.
URL:https://visitculpeperva.com/event/history-alfresco/
LOCATION:Yowell Meadow Park\, Corner of Blue Ridge Ave and Route 522 North\, Culpeper\, VA\, 22701
CATEGORIES:History and Culture
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SUMMARY:Culpeper Minutemen Reunion – Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour
DESCRIPTION:This Culpeper Minutemen Reunion Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour will visit sites which made the Culpeper Minute Battalion famous.  The Culpeper Minutemen played the key role in defeating British and Loyalists forces at Hampton and at Great Bridge\, which directly led to Virginia’s\, and America’s Independence. \nThis full day tour will leave the Museum of Culpeper History at 7:30 am and head to southeastern Virginia in a luxurious restroom equipped chartered bus. After a brief New Kent Area Rest Stop we will arrive at Hampton’s Mill Point Park for a Battle of Hampton SAR Anniversary Ceremony Event. After this event and learning about the Culpeper Minutemen’s first heroic actions at Hampton we will pick up sandwiches for lunch (lunch cost are on your own) and board the bus to the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways History Museum and Historic site. We should arrive by 2pm and once there we will visit the museum and participate in a guided tour by the Battle of Great Bridge historian\, Patrick Hannum. We will leave Great Bridge by 4:00 pm and stop for dinner back in the Hampton area around 5pm (dinner cost are on your own) before heading back to Culpeper where we will arrive around 10:00 pm. \nDon’t miss this only chance to visit these Virginia Revolutionary War sites of 250 years ago by signing up for the “Culpeper Minutemen Reunion Battle of Hampton and Great Bridge Tour” on Sunday\, October 26\, 2025. This tour will start at 7:30 am from the Museum of Culpeper History in Culpeper at 113 S. Commerce St\, Culpeper\, and return around 10:15 pm. The cost for this full day tour is $80 which covers everything except lunch and dinner. Don’t miss this only opportunity to learn about how the Culpeper Minutemen saved Virginia and helped to create America.
URL:https://visitculpeperva.com/event/culpeper-minutemen-reunion-battle-of-hampton-and-great-bridge-tour/
LOCATION:Museum of Culpeper History\, 113 Commerce Street\, Culpeper\, VA\, 22701
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