"Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation" closes in one week on January 4! Revisit the American Revolution in this special exhibition and dive into the stories and actions of both iconic and ordinary Virginians that brought about a model of democratic government that changed the world.⁠ ⁠ Learn more and plan your visit at https://VirginiaHistory.org/GiveMeLiberty ⁠ ---⁠ "Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation" was produced in partnership by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundat

✏️ Let’s do something a little different for this Yorktown history lesson. Let’s go on a walk on Tobacco Road! ✏️ As you may know, Virginia was one of the biggest suppliers of tobacco, and it played a major role in the colony's economy. In the late 1600s, 180 pounds of tobacco could buy you a half-acre parcel of land in Yorktown! The Yorktown waterfront offered a prime location to export the cash crop. The plantation owners used to package the tobacco in wooden casks called hogsheads and transpo

The Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, ended in 1781, but we kept the drums! Did you know that fifes and drums were essential for battlefield communication? Before radios, computers, or phones, the unique frequencies of the fife and drum allowed their sounds to carry over long distances and cut through the chaos on the battlefield. | National Memorial Day Concert (PBS)

4.1K views · 94 reactions | Today marks the 240th anniversary of the...