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Walter Reed Birthday Celebration

Name: Walter Reed Birthday Celebration
Start: 2025-09-13T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-13T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Walter Reed Birthplace

September 13, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Did you know that Walter Reed was born on a Saturday, September 13? Now, 174 years later, we will celebrate his life and legacy on Saturday, September 13! We will have tours of his birthplace, archaeology excavations, hands-on activities related to garden and farm life, historical reenactments with a blacksmith, and more! We will announce our vendors and details in the schedule periodically, so stay tuned to our events and social media!

This event is FREE for everyone to attend! DM us if you have any questions or want to get involved!

Walter Reed Birthplace

4021 Hickory Fork Rd
Gloucester, Virginia 23061 + Google Map

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The Fairfield Foundation's mission is to promote and involve the public in hands-on archaeology, preservation and education activities within Virginia’s Middle Peninsula and surrounding areas. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization offering public programs, research opportunities and outreach activities since 2000. We operate five properties in Gloucester County: Fairfield Archaeology Park, Timberneck House at Machicomoco, Edge Hill Texaco (the C.A.P.E.), Rosewell Ruins and Visitor Center, and Walter Reed birthplace. For more information about us and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula or to arrange presentations on a variety of topics related to local history and archaeology, please contact us. Check out the calendar for upcoming activities.
The Fairfield Foundation
P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
Phone:
(804) 815-4467
Email:
fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org

Walter Reed Birthplace

Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE)

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