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| Insider’s Passport Featured Itinerary: Road to Revolution Heritage Trail |
| Tuesday, 26 May 2009 00:00 |
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Polegreen Church, the "dissenter" church Henry attended as a boy. There he listened to the Rev. Samuel Davies, whom Henry later credited with "teaching me what an orator should be." Polegreen Church is a place to contemplate the man who had a major influence on Henry's oratory and our country's steps toward religious freedom. Polegreen was a "dissenter church," built at a time when non-Anglican churches were suppressed. Nevertheless, Henry's mother took him to hear the remarkable young Rev. Samuel Davies, a Presbyterian who pioneered in educating black slaves and was known for his stirring sermons. Hanover Courthouse, where Henry, as an obscure country lawyer, spoke out eloquently in 1763 against King George III in the Parson's Cause, a political dispute viewed by some as a foreshadowing of the Revolution. Hanover Tavern, near the site of another courthouse tavern where Henry lived and studied law. Nearby Hanover Tavern was a center of community life for more than 200 years. The original tavern was owned by Henry's in-laws and was recently renovated and opened to the public for tours and luncheons. Scotchtown, Henry's home from 1771 to 1778 a variety of period artifacts, but an interesting feature of the tour is the basement cell where Henry's first wife, Sallie Shelton Henry, was confined because of her mental illness, probably acute postpartum depression. She died in February 1776 and was buried in an unmarked grave on the plantation. Henry left Scotchtown when he became Virginia's first elected governor. Hampden-Sydney College, the 10th-oldest college in the United States, which Henry helped establish in 1775. Six of Henry's sons studied there. Red Hill which was Henry's last home and burial place. Three other Henry-related sites in Hanover are Studley, where he was born; Rural Plains, where he married Sarah Shelton; and Pine Slash, a tobacco farm included in his wife's dowry. So what are you waiting for? Hit the trail and experience the Road to Revolution first hand. Click here to view the full Road to Revolution itinerary.Road to Revolution To create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview :  Powered by QuoteThis © 2008 |
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