Event Dime

The Burning of Jamestown

When:

September 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Where:

Preservation Virginia, 204 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA

Source:

6AM City Richmond – Events

Purchase your event tickets here To learn more about "Reconsidering Bacon's Rebellion at 350 Years" lecture and event series click here Exactly one-hundred years before the Declaration of Independence, a group of rebels marched on Virginia's capital and burned it to the ground in an attempt to depose a government they saw as elitist. Though the rebellion would fizzle after the death of its charismatic leader, Nathaniel Bacon, its impact would be felt in the courts, the further entrenchment of sl