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Standing on Historic Ground: Ceremony marks site of continental arsenal as part of VA250 events | Liberty News
- Liberty University held a dedication to install a marker for the New London arsenal at the Bedford Alum Springs Hotel site.
- The ceremony was part of VA250 events celebrating 250 years of American independence and the Revolutionary War in Virginia.
- Liberty researchers identified substantial documentation and basement remains linking the arsenal to key Revolutionary War activities.
- Liberty faculty and local historians see the site as a living laboratory for archaeology and public history.
- DAR leaders emphasized the site’s broader role in supporting independence beyond soldiers on the front lines.
- DAR regent Kathleen Mayer Rugh spoke at the ceremony, highlighting memory and national contribution.
- Liberty notes the site will support student learning through public history initiatives and excavations.
- Mead’s Tavern near the arsenal site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2022.
- Liberty and local partners plan further excavations at the New London arsenal site in the future.
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