What separated the Pennsylvania farmers brewing a rebellion over a pint at the Black Bear Tavern from the actors reenacting their arguments on Main Street in Washington Saturday? Looking at the calendar, about 230 years. But by location, only 80 yards. The Whiskey Rebellion Festival ...

The 13th annual Whiskey Rebellion Festival brought music, history, food and, of course, whiskey to downtown Washington Friday and Saturday. Named after the 1790s uprising against the federal government over a whiskey tax, the festival had historic reenactors telling the story of the Whiskey ...