Dumfries braces for arrival of Chesapeake Bay pirates on Jan. 17
Free Children’s Day at Weems Botts Museum in Dumfries will feature Pirates on the Chesapeake Bay on January 17, 2015.
Pirates and privateers (thieves who had the blessings of their home countries) were major players in Chesapeake Bay history. For nearly 200 years, pirates roamed the Bay’s waters looking for prey and outfitting themselves to search for prizes in other parts of the world
Learn about these men and the life they led, as the young Virginia colony flourished and commerce with Europe expanded. Pirate adventures helped shape the patterns of settlement on the Bay’s shores and the consequent use of its waters.
To Blackbeard, the Davis trio and other pirates who frequented the Bay, we owe a colorful — yet barbaric — slice of Virginia history.
Event organizers promise Make & Take Crafts! Snacks! Lots of FUN!!!
RSVP to 703-221-2218
Weems-Botts Museum Annex
3944 Cameron St. Dumfries VA 22026
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