Ever since I reported Jabez Rockwell's powder horn as missing from Valley Forge, I know everyone has been on pins and needles waiting to hear where to find it. I now have an answer.
After being given a contact in the government(?) to ask, I sent an email. And after waiting for them to find my email in their SPAM folder and respond, I can report...
The Jabez Rockwell powder horn is currently on loan for the 250th Revolutionary War special exhibit, “Call to Arms: The Soldier and the Revolutionary War." This exhibit will run from June 14, 2025, through July 2027 and is being displayed in the National Museum of the U.S. Army (NMUSA) located at Ft. Belvoir, VA. National Museum of the United States Army.
That's bad news for me but good news for all the people in Virginia looking to view that particular item (maybe 1 person, maybe as many as 2). Well, June to July is a while but I can re-try sometime after July, maybe. Oh wait... July 2027.
Alright then. Enjoy it, Virginians.
If you'd like to learn the story of Washington and Jabez Rockwell, click here.
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