Join the Board of Supervisors, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association and the Fairfax 250th Commission as they kick off the Nation’s Semiquincentennial Celebrations in Fairfax County. Sunday, May 4, is the 250th anniversary of the day George Washington departed his Mount Vernon home to attend the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, where he was ultimately appointed commander in chief of the newly created Continental Army. For the duration of the war, he only briefly returned to his estate in September 1781, prior to the Yorktown campaign and ultimate victory. 

Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey Mckay and Mount Vernon District Supervisor Dan Storck, along with Mount Vernon President and CEO Doug Bradburn, will be recognizing this moment as "George Washington" himself shares remarks on May 4 at 1:30 p.m. as part of the Revolutionary War Weekend at George Washington's Mount Vernon. Following the remarks, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the Patriots Path, a brand-new installation of a military encampment for guests to visit year-round. George Washington, along with musicians and reenactors, will then march out the front gates to “head to Philadelphia.”

This rich visual display is befitting the ceremonial kick off of the Fairfax 250th Celebrations, which will include hundreds of events throughout the county over the next two years.

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