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The Crossing of the Dan
posted 11:50 pm Fri July 25, 2008 - Halifax Co., VA
reporter: Shelley Basinger
posted by: Webteam
It's a project that's five years in the making. An exhibit spotlighting "The Crossing of the Dan" opens up Saturday in Halifax County. Although just one of the events from the American Revolution, the Crossing of the Dan is considered a masterful military maneuver.
General Nathaniel Greene led troops across the river on February 14th, 1781. Experts say this race was a turning point in history, the beginning of the end for the British Army.
Barbara Bass, Historical Society - "Important events did happen in Southside Virginia, and this is probably the most important event, as far as we're concerned, in the Southern Campaign."
The exhibit's grand opening is Saturday at 2:00 at the Prizery in South Boston.
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