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• 247th Commemoration of the Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge - 2/25

  • When
    2023-02-25
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    10:00
  • Location
    Moore’s Creek Battleground, 40 Patriots Hall Drive, Currie, NC 28435

  The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge – February 27, 1776

  The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge, fought between North Carolina Patriot and Loyalist militia forces, demonstrates the bitter internal divisions that marked the American Revolution. The Loyalists, mostly Scottish Highlanders wielding broadswords, charged across a partially dismantled Moores Creek Bridge, nearly a thousand North Carolina Patriots waited quietly with cannons and muskets poised to fire. Expecting to find only a small Patriot force, the Loyalists advanced across the bridge. Shots rang out and 30 to 70 Loyalists lay wounded or dead, including Lt. Col. Donald McLeod, who led the charge Stunned, outgunned, and leaderless, some of the Loyalists surrendered, while others retreated in confusion.

  Moores Creek is the site of the first Patriot victory in the American Revolution and the site of the last Scottish Highland broadsword charge. The victory ended British authority in the colony and stalled a full-scale British invasion of the South for nearly four years. The resulting Halifax Resolves of April 12, 1776, instructed North Carolina’s delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence; it was the first American colony to take such action.

  
  

  
  

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• Virginia History Day (District Five) - 3/4 (prep 2/16-17)

  • When
    2023-03-04
  • Location
    West Springfield High School, 6100 Rolling Road, West Springfield, VA

  Be the Judge!  Click here for information on how.  Many of our Compatriots have served in the past, but more judges are needed.

  • February 14th: "soft" signup deadline
  • February 16th or 17th: 1 hour of online training (recorded)
  • Feb. 24 - Mar. 3: project review at home
  • March 4th: Competition judging at West Springfield High School

  The 2023 National History Day Theme: Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas

  National History Day is a project-based history competition for students grades 6 through 12. Students complete an individual or group project that relates to the year’s theme in one of five categories: Historical Paper, Website, Documentary, Exhibit, or Performance.  Virginia History Day | Virginia Museum of History & Culture

  Final District Five judging in preparation for the state level will be conducted at West Springfield High School on Saturday, March 4th.
  

  https://www.mountvernon.org/education/education-awards/national-history-day-support/history-day-va5-competition/

  
  

  
  

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• Commemoration of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse - 3/11

  • When
    2023-03-11
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    10:00 - 12:00
  • Location
    Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, 2332 New Garden Road, Greensboro, North Carolina

  Sponsored by the North Carolina Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  
  

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• Wreath-Laying and Commemoration of the Birth of James Madison - 3/16

  • When
    2023-03-16
  •  
    10:30
  • Location
    Montpelier Estate, Montpelier, VA

  At 10:30 a.m., in honor of James Madison's birth on March 16, 1751, the George Washington Chapter will place a wreath at the grave of President Madison, hailed as the "Father of the Constitution."

  There will not be a formal commemoration at Montpelier this year, although there may be brief remarks by the Montpelier staff and  Marine Corps representatives.  At 11:00 a.m. a Marine Corps contingent will place a Presidential wreath in honor of President Madison; the Marine Corps wreath-laying will be live-streamed on the Montpelier Facebook page.

  Please be advised that Montpelier is about a 1 3/4 hour drive from Alexandria under ideal conditions and the gravesite is a 15 to 20-minute walk from the parking area.

  The mansion will be open for tours between 10:00 a.m. and 3 p.m., at your option.

  
  

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