History Talk with Walt Bailey and "Cherokee War of 1776"
Venue: Wilderness Road Regional Museum, Newbern
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Wilderness Road Regional Museum presents a History Talk with historian Walt Bailey and "Cherokee War of 1776" on Thursday, June 18, 2026 in the Do-Better Cottage at the museum.

Historian Walt Bailey will discuss an important part of the Revolutionary War in Southwest Virginia, the Cherokee War of 1776.

The Cherokee tribe held most of Southwest Virginia in the years prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, but settlers were starting to build on the land that the natives claimed as their own. Tensions rose, and when the Cherokee were compelled to sign a peace treaty, a faction led by Cherokee Chief Dragging Canoe decided to try to put an end to the expansion by making raids on forts and other settlements. The Cherokee’s loyalty to Britain gave them the support of British loyalists in the area.

Bailey will share this rarely discussed segment of our history.

Wilderness Road Regional Museum is located at 5420 Wilderness Road in Newbern, VA.

For more information, visit: http://www.wildernessroadregionalmuseum.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/WildernessRRM or https://www.facebook.com/events/1040660398619032 or call 540-674-4835.
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