James City County’s Tomb of the Unknown Patriot Soldier of the American Revolution will now be highlighted in a new display at the Freedom Park Interpretive Center.
The James City County Historical Commission will unveil the new display, which features the American flag that was used at the dedication of the tomb, during a public ceremony Saturday, according to a James City County news release.
The display and ceremony will be at 10 a.m. at the interpretive center, located at 5537 Centerville Road.
The new display will also have informational signs explaining the Church on the Main site, where the tomb is located. The display will give directions to visitors interested in seeing the site.
Church on the Main was a visual landmark at the right flank of the British army camp on the eastern edge of the battlefield during the Revolutionary War Battle of Green Spring, according to the release.
Human remains discovered by archaeologists from the Virginia Research Center for Archaeology on Harris Plantation in 1978 are entombed at the site.
Archaeologists believe the remains belong to one of 22 Pennsylvanians who died during the battle of Revolutionary War Battle of Green Spring. The remains are that of a white male between the ages of 23 and 28.
The Tomb of the Unknown Patriot Soldier of the American Revolution now represents unknown soldiers who have died for independence.
