Between February 9 – 28th, stroll the streets of beautiful Downtown Fredericksburg, VA and learn about the American Revolution and Revolutionary War Patriots submitted by members of our local community.
The windows of forty-six (46) local businesses and organizations will be showcasing local, state and National Patriots (men, women and children, white, foreign, freed and enslaved African Americans as well as Native Americans) who fought for our Nation’s Independence.
Visit the Fredericksburg Visitor’s Center to see the Patriot Project completed by members of the Surgeon Lawrence Brooke Society, Children of the American Revolution. Be sure to pick up a map of the Sparkle windows as well as local Historic Sites related to the Revolution.
Other special displays include Female Patriots, the Forgotten Patriots in our Region (African American and American Indian), Patriots buried in the Masonic Cemetery, Music of the Revolution, Clothing of the Revolutionary War Period and Dogs of the Revolution.
This America250 event is supported by our community partners NSDAR, VA250, FXBG250, the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, the Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society, and Virginia DAR District IX.