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Rising Sun Tavern

1304 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA, USA

Virginia, USA

MUSEUM

TICKETED:

YES

​PARKING:

YES

RESTROOMS:

YES

TAVERN

EST. 1760

EST. 1760

1760

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Washington, George

HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Rising Sun Tavern.

The Rising Sun Tavern is a historic building in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was built in about 1760 as a home by Charles Washington, youngest brother of George Washington, and became a tavern in 1792.

About Rising Sun Tavern

The Rising Sun Tavern served travelers, officers, and couriers on the principal road through Fredericksburg. Taverns provided lodging, food, horses, news, and meeting space during the Revolution. George Washington and other leaders traveled this corridor.

HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Rising Sun Tavern

The Rising Sun Tavern served travelers, officers, and couriers on the principal road through Fredericksburg. Taverns provided lodging, food, horses, news, and meeting space during the Revolution.

George Washington and other leaders traveled this corridor.

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