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Join us for an event celebrating the historic Prince William Resolves! This free family-friendly program features an immersive play reenacting this lively June 1774 debate and also includes children’s activities, food, tours, and more. This event is co-hosted by the Prince William County Office of Historic Preservation and Historic Dumfries. Call 703-792-4754 for more information.

What are “the Prince William Resolves?” In the summer of 1774, the Virginia Colony was reeling from the news from Boston, Massachusetts. In response to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773, the British government had passed the Coercive Acts, known in the colonies as the “Intolerable Acts.” Prince William County became the first County in Virginia to formally protest these Acts, meeting on June 6, 1774 to pass the “Prince William Resolves.”