The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium.  The Museum of the Albemarle, a part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, is an agency of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

Jon Stull, Retired Marine and Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways History Foundation, will provide a discussion on the 1775 Battle of Great Bridge, Virginia.  The lecture will highlight Brigadier General William Skinner (1728-1798) of Perquimans County who served in the American Revolution during the battle.

After many severe storms this coastal area is used to picking up the pieces and putting itself back together in order to return to “business as usual.”  In the first week of September 1775 a major storm slammed into the Carolinas and rolled up the East Coast which changed the region forever.  The events and decisions made in the wake of the Hurricane of Independence put the region on an unforeseen path to self-defense, self-government, and ultimately independence. Discover how Lord Dunmore (the last Royal Governor of Virginia) lost the Old Dominion and the British lost control of inland waterways of the Chesapeake Bay and the Carolina sounds.

The Museum will offer the History for Lunch program in-person and through Zoom.  To attend the lecture virtually, register in advance to receive the link.  Registration is not required to attend the lecture in person.

The virtual program is supported by Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.

America 250 NC is North Carolina’s commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary and is led by the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. For more information about America 250 NC, visit america250.nc.gov.