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Special Event
Event
Signature Speaker Series - Conflict, Migration, and Early Settlement of the Northern Neck
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 38.350369, -77.060471
University of Mary Washington, Dahlgren Campus, 4224 University Drive, King George, VA
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour and 30 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Join George Washington Birthplace National Monument and the rest of the Northern Neck of Virginia in preparing for America's 250th birthday by exploring stories of the land and people. The signature speaker series for 2024 will focus on The Power of Place.
The speaker kicking off the series is Dr. Barbara Heath from the University of Tennessee.
"During the earliest decades of English colonization of the Chesapeake, the Potomac River Valley was a politically complex borderland between the colonies of Virginia and Maryland and Native American tribal groups. In this enlightening talk, Dr. Barbara Heath explores the significant ways in which life on the borderland shaped the development of the Northern Neck of Virginia."
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