At 2 p.m. Sunday, the Gloucester colonial courthouse will play host to the 1774 Gloucester County Resolves, marking the 250th anniversary of one of the more significant local events in Revolutionary War history.
In response to the 1774 Boston Port Act adopted by the British Parliament, counties across Virginia passed resolutions opposing what they viewed as overly harsh British rule.
On July 14, 1774, Gloucester County citizens gathered at the courthouse to express their grievances and take a stand against British policies. These resolutions were part of the broader movement in the American colonies to resist British authority, lighting the fuse that sparked the Revolutionary War.
Hosted by the Gloucester County Museum of History, the Gloucester Museum Foundation, the Gloucester Historical Society and the Gloucester VA250 Committee, the program will include an interactive performance “as we peer into the origins of the Virginia Bill of Rights and explore our shared colonial history,” a...