Historical Highway Markers

"The Bear and the Cub"

WY-17

This first play recorded in the United States was presented August 27, 1665. The Accomack County Court at Pungoteague heard charges against three men "For Acting a Play," ordered inspection of costumes and script, but found the men "Not Guilty."

Virginia State Library, 1958

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