VA, USA
Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop
Museum
Hugh Mercer's apothecary on Caroline Street where he practiced medicine and met with Fredericksburg's Patriot leadership before the war. Now preserved as a museum, it was the social and professional center of Mercer's Fredericksburg life and a gathering place for Revolutionary organizing.
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Nov 1752
Washington Initiated at Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge
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Jan 1773
John Paul Jones Resident in Fredericksburg Area
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Jun 1775
Hugh Mercer Organizes Virginia Militia
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Oct 1775
Fielding Lewis Opens Gunnery Manufactory
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May 1776
Washington Visits Mary Ball Washington in Fredericksburg
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Dec 1776
James Monroe Wounded at Trenton
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Jan 1777
Hugh Mercer Killed at Battle of Princeton
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Sep 1781
Washington Bids Farewell to His Mother Before Yorktown Campaign
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Fielding Lewis Dies in Financial Ruin
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