Jack Jouett

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Jack Jouett was the own of the owner of the Cuckoo Tavern in Louisa County who began a midnight ride on June 3, 1781 to warn members of the General Assembly about the advance of British Troops. [1] [2]

Jouett gives his name to the Jack Jouett Magisterial District and to Jack Jouett Middle School.

  1. Web. Jack Jouett's Ride, Website, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. https://etc.usf.edu/maps/pages/3900/3947/3947.htm