Jackson House Celebrates Stonewall's Birthday
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On Sunday, January 21, 2007 the Stonewall Jackson House will commemorate the 183rd anniversary of the birth of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous Confederate general. Free tours, given on the hour and the half hour, will be offered at the Stonewall Jackson House at 8 E. Washington Street in Lexington, Virginia from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The last tour of the House begins at 4:30 p.m. Birthday cake and hot spiced cider will be served next door at the Davidson-Tucker House.
Jackson's brick and stone residence in Lexington's downtown historic district is the only home that "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned. The house, owned and operated by the Stonewall Jackson Foundation, was restored in 1979 to its appearance during the Jackson occupancy and was renovated in 2004.
It is furnished with many of Jackson's own possessions. Interpretation of the site emphasizes his life as a private citizen, professor, church leader, business man, husband, and community leader during his decade as a teacher at the Virginia Military Institute before the Civil War.
For more information regarding Jackson¹s birthday celebration, please call the Stonewall Jackson House at (540) 463-2552 or check the website at www.stonewalljackson.org | | | | | |
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