{"id":193493,"date":"2026-05-15T17:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193493\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:37:08","slug":"in-the-whiskey-rebellion-western-pennsylvania-farmers-took-on-the-federal-government-antiques-collectibles-historical-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/193493\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Whiskey Rebellion, Western Pennsylvania Farmers Took On the Federal Government | Antiques, Collectibles & Historical Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article is part of Lancaster Farming’s Agriculture 250 series. Agriculture 250 is a series of stories rediscovering, reflecting on and celebrating America’s farming history as the nation celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026.\u00a0Click here<\/a>\u00a0for more stories from this series.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t about whiskey, not exactly.<\/p>\n

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Agriculture 250 is a series of stories by Philip Gruber telling the story of U.S. agricultural history for the nation’s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Alexander Hamilton<\/p>\n

John Trumbull | Public domain<\/p>\n

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David Bradford was an attorney and official in Washington County, Pa., before becoming a leader of the Whiskey Rebellion.<\/p>\n

Provided by Bradford House<\/p>\n

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This 1854 painting shows Braddock’s Field outside Pittsburgh. On this site of a 1755 French and Indian War battle, thousands of rebels gathered in 1794 to march on Pittsburgh during the Whiskey Rebellion. The area was later developed for steel production.<\/p>\n

Public domain<\/p>\n

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President George Washington reviews troops at Fort Cumberland, Md., as they prepare to march into western Pennsylvania to crush the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Museum of Art | Public domain<\/p>\n

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The David Bradford House in Washington, Pa., was the home of a leading figure in the Whiskey Rebellion.<\/p>\n

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A reenactor leads children in a parade commemorating the Whiskey Rebellion in Washington, Pa.<\/p>\n

Provided by Bradford House<\/p>\n

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