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Stories

About Culpeper VA 250

On December 9, 1775, Culpeper Minutemen participated in the Battle of Great Bridge, the first Revolutionary War battle on Virginia soil. This battle can be seen as the first strategically important colonial victory over the British.

People of African Descent & The Revolutionary War

It is noted that in the newly identified Commonwealth of Virginia, Culpeper County had the highest overall population, and the second-highest enslaved population.

Events

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Culpeper’s Revolution of Ideas: The Culpeper Resolves, 1774

January 27, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Culpeper County

Museum of Culpeper History
113 S. Commerce St.
Culpeper, VA 22701

NSDAR Exhibit

The Culpeper Minute Men NSDAR, 100 Years of Service

July 2024 – December 2024
Culpeper County

Museum of Culpeper History
113 S. Commerce Street
Culpeper, VA 22701

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Culpeper’s Revolution of Ideas: The Culpeper Resolves, 1774

April 2024 – December 2024
Culpeper County

Museum of Culpeper History
113 S. Commerce Street
Culpeper, VA 22701

Programs

Culpeper Minutemen’s Revolutionary War driving tour: 1775–1881

This driving tour focuses on visiting the Culpeper County homes or homesites, while telling about the importance and contributions, of some of Culpeper’s most important political and military leaders.

Washington & Lafayette in Culpeper walking and driving tour. (4 hours)

The most memorialized figures coming out of the Revolutionary War were George Washington and Marquis de Lafayette.

2024 Civil War Eco-Heritage River Tours

Full-day Paddling Trips – Germanna Ford to Ely’s Ford on the Rapidan River and The Overland Campaign, Over Water.

Press

Culpeper Baptist Church Heritage

Culpeper Baptist Church rests on the foundation of many courageous and committed men and women throughout it’s 240 year history.

Historian Illuminates Culpeper Patriot’s Revolutionary Role

Area residents are in for a treat tonight (Sept 12, 2019) as a researcher presents fresh findings about Virginia’s “German Regiment,” a notable player in the Revolutionary War.

Chapter Information for Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR

Celebrating over 90 years of service to the community, Culpeper Minute Men Chapter, NSDAR, was organized in 1923 by Mrs. Berkeley Gilkerson Calfee in Culpeper, Virginia.

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