Government, the arrival of the first enslaved africans, the experiences of women, and the enslavement of native americans. Northern Virginia Community college and the office of Historic Alexandria cohosted this event. Welcome. In case you are wondering about cameras, cspan is covering this tonight for us. It will be broadcast may be a week from now. Year, we hold a lecture series in memory of a colleague who passed away a few years ago. Joseph winthrop, a dedicated and compassionate professor and social activist. And thees over there, woman who was married to him for many years is sitting here marilyn, glad to have you with us. Panell complete this tomorrow at the alexandria campus, because we are all professors at the alexandria northern Virginia Community college. Alexandra is a treat for history. And it is a treat to have these professors in a setting like the lyceum. We can rub shoulders with the ghost of the past. Yearhts topic is the 1619, a turning point not only for jamestown b
Cspan2. Each week american artifacts takes you to places and looks at artifacts in american history. Located in surrey, virginia, Bacons Castle was occupied Nathaniel Bacon supporters during the 1676 political uprising. Originally called arthur allens brickhouse, we learn about the structure and virginians who called it home. Jennifer i am jennifer hurstwender, the director of the museum. Today we are Bacons Castle. Bacons castle is on the National Register of historic sites. We are the oldest brick dwelling in north america. It is a very rare architectural style. Its called high jacobean architecture and there are only three examples of this in the entire western hemisphere. The other two are in barbados. This is the only one in the united states. This room would have been directly above where visitors would have entered into Bacons Castle in 1665, until the 1854 addition was built and the entrance was moved. It is from this room you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifica
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Brick dwelling in the united states. It was occupied Nathaniel Bacon supporters during the political uprising. Originally called arthur allens brickhouse, we learn about the structure and some of the virginians who called it home. Jennifer my name is jennifer hurstwender, the director of the museum. Today we are Bacons Castle. In surrey county, virginia. Bacons castle is on the National Register of historic sites. We are the oldest brick dwelling in north america. The house boasts a very rare architectural style. Its called high jacobean architecture and there are only three examples of this style of architecture in the entire west hemisphere. The other two are in barbados. This is the only one in the united states. And this room would have been directly above where visitors would have initially entered into Bacons Castle in 1665 until the addition was built and the entrance was moved. But it is from this room that you can really get a fantastic view of why we specifically refer to thi
Cspans cities tour is going next online. You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn what artifacts reveal about American History. Located in surrey, virginia, Bacons Castle is the oldest brick dwelling in the u. S. Occupied by Nathaniel Bacons supporters during an uprising. We learned about the structure of the house and some of the virginians who called it home. Jennifer i am jennifer hurstwender, the director of the museum. Today we are Bacons Castle. Bacons castle is on the National Register of historic sites. My position allows me the position of managing five Historic Places across the state. Preservation virginia was formed in 1889. We are going to celebrate our 125th anniversary. Where the oldest statewide Historic Preservation organization in the nation. Preservation virginia acquired bacon cassel in 1973. For the next 10 years worked to preserve this structure. The