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Over the next three years dozens of
tax collectors were beaten, shot at,
tarred and feathered, and otherwise
terrorized, intimidated, and
humiliated. In October President
George Washington dispatched
15,000 troops to quell the
resistance. The Whiskey Rebellion
also occupies a distinguished place
in American jurisprudence. Serving
as the backdrop to the first treason
trials in the United States.
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Despite the name, our celebration is
alcohol-free, which makes it a
wonderful family-friendly festival.
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LOCITIOI:
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10 Miles South on Old Route 219 from
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Berlin Whiskey Rebellion
Family Heritage Festival
P.O. Box 201, Berlin, PA 15530
814-267-5603 or
814-267-6299
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Map by: Floyd Alvares
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Rebellion get its
name? In 1794
thousands of
farmers in
western
Pennsylvania took up arms in
opposition to the enforcement of a
federal law calling for the imposition
of an excise tax on distilled spirits.
Known as the "Whiskey Rebellion" A
number of the whiskey rebels were
prosecuted for treason in what were
the first such legal proceedings in the
United States. Two men from this area
were arrested. Robert Philson of Berlin
and Harmon Husband of Somerset.
Robert Philson was pardoned and
returned home. Congress established
the excise tax in 1791 to help reduce
the $54 million national debt. The tax
was loathed across the country. For a
small group of farmers west of the
Allegheny Mountains, the federal
excise tax was singularly detestable.
Distilled spirits were the most
commonly traded commodity. Whiskey,
especially Monongahela Rye, was as
valuable as gold. The rebellion began
in October of 1791.
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SEPTEMBER 22, 'aOIZ SEPTEMBER 11: 101
9am-10am Antique & Classic Car Show
Registration - Berlin Community
Building Parking Lot
11am-4pm Historical Demonstrations,
Craft Vendors, Food Vendors Both Days
Historical & Heritage House Open
10am-2pm Antique & Classic Car Show
Berlin Community Building
Parking Lot
12noon-5pm Historical Demonstration,
Craft Vendors, Food Vendors
Both Days
Historical & Heritage House
Open
12:30pm
Church Revival
Apostles Creed - Band
2pm
Auction - Auctioneer Gary Miller
3pm-4pm
Calvary Cross Band
2pm-4pm
Clowns
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10am-2pm Shane and the Rockolas(Intermittent Shows)
Berlin Community Parking Lot
llam-lpm Gashouse Annie Country/ Bluegrass
Opened for numerous country artists
2pm-3pm
Parade
3pm-4pm
Berlin Fife & Drum Corps
3:30pm-?
Ham and Green Bean DinnerHoly Trinity Lutheran Church
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4pm-5:30pm Christian Rock Band
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* fee charged
(schedule subject to change)
AU venues held on Borough Lot
unless otherwise indicated.
Food and Craft vendors both days
along with Re-enactors.
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