Fredericksburg

Fielding Lewis Gunnery Manufactory Site

Landmark

The site of the gunnery manufactory Fielding Lewis financed and operated on the western edge of Fredericksburg during the Revolutionary War. The manufactory produced firearms, bayonets, and military hardware for Continental and Virginia forces. Lewis spent his personal fortune on its operation.

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.

Rising Sun Tavern

Tavern

A tavern associated with Charles Washington, George's youngest brother, operating in Fredericksburg during the Revolutionary period. Taverns of this type served as informal clearinghouses for Patriot organizing, news sharing, and military recruiting. George Weedon's tavern operations formed part of the same social infrastructure.