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Colonial & Revolution (1600s–1789)
Colonies, revolution, founding documents, and early national debates.
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Wake Forest partners with Historic Bethabara Park to save 18th-century artifacts
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Dorcheat Museum exhibit connects local families to Revolutionary War ancestors
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LSU Rural Life Museum hosting Siege of Fort New Richmond anniversary event
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Cardinal presents Virginia’s role in American independence in a visual format for young students
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Exhibit explores the immigrants who helped shape America
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Freedom Truck mobile museum coming to Walton Library
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Hood: Catawbas fought for American independence
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Reagan???s Berlin Wall Speech Forever Changed the World
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