June 4, 2022
2022-06-04T10:00:00
301 Main Street
Yorktown, VA 23692
The Virginia Revolutionary War Trail 1772 Yorktown Militia Muster
Saturday, June 4, 2022
Come join the ranks with the citizens of York as we explore our shared history and begin the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution.
The British are seizing our ships, the rebels in Rhode Island have burned the HMS Gaspee. The Crown's soldiers have arrested many prominent local citizens without cause and are sending them to stand trial in England, without a trial by their peers. Form the Committees of Correspondence, Virginia will be next!
10:00 Craft demonstrations and Games begin
10:30 Sea Shanties – Jolly Roving Tars
11:00 Militia Participatory Drill
Announcement - Burning of the Gaspee
11:30 Storyteller – Tales of the Sea
12:30 Rev. John Allen Gaspee Sermon
1:00 Participatory Dance
1:30 Storyteller – Tales of the Sea
2:00 Militia Participatory Drill
2:30 Sea Shanties – Jolly Roving Tars
3:00 Lecture – The Gaspee Affair
4:00 What side do you choose, are you a Loyalist or a Rebel?
Sponsored by:
Yorktown Commemoration Committee
Celebrate Yorktown Committee
York County Commission for the Arts
York County Historical Museum
