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Lecture-A Great State and a Great Man

Title:Lecture-A Great State and a Great Man
Date & Time:Tue May 9, 2017 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Location:Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Event Details:Virginia was a very different place during the 18th and early 19th centuries, dotted with thousands of farms big and small, many small towns, and very few places that even approached the term “city.” It was the most populous of the original 13 colonies, however, and we were led to independence by Virginia’s most famous native son.
George Washington's Virginia is a lecture and book-signing delivered by Dr. John Maass, on Tuesday May 9, at The Lyceum --- Alexandria’s History Museum. Co-sponsored by Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and The Lyceum, the program will be a tour of Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early Republic-era Virginia as known by, lived in, traveled across, and fought over by George Washington. Dr. Maass describes the stories and locations within the state associated with Washington, America’s most famous Founding Father, from his birthplace along the lower Potomac River to his last years as the master of Mount Vernon. Along the way, he offers an exploration of Washington’s life and deeds in Virginia, as well as a detailed guide to the historic and scenic sites associated with him.
Dr. John Maass is a historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. and an adjunct professor of history at Norwich University. He is the author of North Carolina and the French and Indian War: The Spreading Flames of War; Defending a New Nation, 1783-1811; and The Road to Yorktown. He received a BA in history from Washington and Lee University and a PhD in Early US History from the Ohio State University.

Doors will open for the program at 6:30 p.m., with the lecture at 7:00 p.m. The book-signing will follow the lecture.
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Contact Phone No.:703.746.4726
Fees:Tickets are $10 and may be purchased online. Proceeds from the lecture will benefit Gadsby’s Tavern Museum and The Lyceum.
Audience:Anyone may attend
Tags:Gadsby's Tavern, Lyceum, Museums, Old & Historic Alexandria


For event details visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/c/15961
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