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Lecture Series: The Whiskey Boys and the Watermelon Army

September 28, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Beginning in 1791, farmers in western Pennsylvania protested the whiskey tax, an excise on distilled spirits imposed by the new federal Congress.  Resistance grew into a rebellion that, by 1794, instigated an armed confrontation with the new national government. To suppress the uprising, President George Washington himself led a 13,000-man army into the field. The Whiskey Insurrection was more than a battle about taxes: it was nothing less than a contest over the meaning of the American Revolution.

This lecture is being presented by Robyn Lily Davis, Ph.D., the Colonial and American Revolution specialist in the History Department at Millersville University.

This event will be held in the Rock Ford Barn. No reservations are required. Seating is limited.

Admission: $5 for non-members; free for members of the Rock Ford Foundation.

Details

Date:
September 28, 2017
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Event Categories:
History, Lecture
Website:
http://rockfordplantation.org/event/lecture-series-the-whiskey-rebellion/

Venue

Rock Ford Plantation
881 Rockford Rd
Lancaster, PA 17603 United States
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Phone
(717) 392-7223
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