On the night of June 3-4, 1781, Captain Jack Jouett Jr. rode 40 miles through the backwoods of Virginia to warn Governor Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of the approach of 250 British troops. Often called “The Paul Revere of the West,” Jack Jouett helped to prevent the capture of the American Revolution’s most important political leaders. Jill Roseberry, executive director of the Jack Jouett House in Lexington, KY, will discuss the Jouett family, which included one of Jack and Sally Jouett’s sons, renowned portrait painter Matthew Harris Jouett.
The Locust Grove Afternoon Lecture Series is held the first Wednesday of each month. Dessert and coffee are served at 1:00 pm with the lecture immediately following at 1:15 PM. Admission is $6, $4 for Friends of Historic Locust Grove. Reservations are not required.