Prince William County citizens played a major role in the years leading up to and through the American Revolution. Henry Lee, William Grayson and Thomas Blackburn were among the leaders who first protested the taxes being levied by Parliament and the crown by authoring the Prince William County Resolves in 1774. These men went on to join the military, fighting to secure rights for all men, not only in their state but for this new nation called the United States.
Men from across Prince William County joined militia companies and the regular army, many of them fighting in major battles that helped determine the fate of this fledgling nation. County manufacturing centers such as the Neabsco ironworks helped provide Washington’s army with essential goods and materials needed to fight the war.
Prince William County’s Revolutionary War trail includes not only the stories of these leaders, but also little-known trivia and sites such as the prisoner of war camp that held Hessian troops captured during Washington’s victory at Trenton and Princeton.
Come explore Prince William County’s Revolutionary History!
Prince William Lecture Series: "Marquis de Lafayette Returns" by Elizabeth Reese Walk in the footsteps of the Marquis de Lafayette as he makes a final trip through the young United States. Against the backdrop of a tumultuous elect... Read More
Take a Sip of History: Presidents in Northern VirginiaJoin the staff of Prince William Historic Preservation at Tin Cannon Brewing Company for a celebration of United States Presidential history in Northe... Read More
The Women of Rippon Lodge Learn even more details about the women of the Blackburn Family. Tours will focus on the primary documentation found for both the colonial and early V... Read More
10th Annual Prince William/Manassas History SymposiumJoin us for the 10th Annual Prince William/Manassas Symposium! Each year local historians explore the many facets of County history through a wide var... Read More
Prince William Lecture Series: "George Washington and the French & Indian War" by Scott Patchan George Washington has frequently been criticized for his first military campaign, which sparked the French and Indian War. This backwoods campaign bet... Read More
Take a Sip of History: Cemeteries of Prince William CountyThere are hundreds of cemeteries in Prince William County, ranging from small family graveyards nestled in the woods to the prominent National Memoria... Read More
