230th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge

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If ye unit be in fer a wee bit of history....

 

SPECIAL EVENTS

230th Anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge

 

Date

February 25, 2006 - February 26, 2006

 

Times

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

Location

Currie, North Carolina

 

Contacts

Ann Childress, 910.283.5591

Linda Brown or Timothy Boyd, 910.283.5591

 

We are excited to re-open our enlarged Visitor Center and Museum, complete with new exhibits, lighted troop movement maps, a new theater, a new film with closed captioning, and a larger bookstore containing a wide variety of publications and other interpretive materials relevant to the 18th Century and the American Revolution. All events are free. We invite you to visit!

Saturday, February 25, 2006

 

Specialty and Daylong Programs

 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm Visitor Center & Bookstore Open-Film & Exhibits.

 

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Living History Camps on the Battlefield are Open

 

10:30 am - Wreath Laying Program - Begins at Visitor Center

 

10:45 am - 1:00 pm Colonial Toy Making - Patriots Hall

 

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Colonial Toy Making - Patriots Hall

 

Music Tent

 

From noon to 4:00 pm, hourly Celtic and colonial music programs by Ken Bloom, John Golden, Guilford Fife and Drum Corps and others.

 

Weapons Demonstrations - Musket, Broadsword & Cannon

 

12:00 pm - Patriots - Cannons - Battlefield at the Earthworks - Guilford & Johnston County Militia

 

1:00 pm - Loyalists - Firing Range - 84th Regiment of Foot

 

2:00 pm - Patriots - Firing Range - Johnston County Militia 3:00 pm - Loyalist - Firing Range - NC Highland Regiment

 

4:00 pm - Patriots - Cannons - Battlefield at the Earthworks - Guilford & Johnston County Militia

 

Sunday, February 26, 2006

 

Daylong and Specialty Programs

 

9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Visitor Center & Bookstore Open-Film & Exhibits

 

10:00 am - 4:00 pm Living History Camps on the Battlefield are Open

 

10:00 am - 4:00 pm Colonial Toy Making - Patriots Hall

 

2:00 pm - Constitution Day Essay Contest Winners Program

 

Music Tent

 

From noon to 4:00 pm, hourly Celtic and colonial music programs by Ken Bloom, John Golden, Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry and others.

 

Weapons Demonstrations - Musket, Broadsword & cannon

 

10:00 am - Loyalists - Firing Range - 84th Regiment of Foot

 

11:00 am - Loyalists - Firing Range - NC Highland Regiment

 

12:00 pm - Patriots - Cannons - Battlefield at the Earthworks - Guilford & Johnston County Militia

 

1:00 pm - Loyalists - Firing Range - 84th Regiment of Foot

 

2:00 pm - Patriots - Firing Range - Johnston County Militia

 

3:00 pm - Loyalists - Firing Range - NC Highland Regiment

 

4:00 pm - Patriots - Cannons - Battlefield at the Earthworks - Guilford & Johnston County Militia

 

The Atkinson Volunteer Fire Department will be serving BBQ Sandwiches and Hotdogs in the Picnic area adjacent to Patriots Hall on both days.

 

In addition to the presenters listed above, we sincerely thank the following for their support: Eastern National, Moores Creek Battleground Association, North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati, Jean Bauer, Rhonda Billeau, and Alicia Burgess.

 

All events sponsored by the National Park Service and the Moores Creek Battleground Association. We invite you to join the Battleground Association to help supprot special park events such as the programs you enjoy this weekend.

 

 

http://usparks.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.nps.gov/mocr/

 

 

btw....the guy wearing the red tuque (hat) is yours truly...

 

 

 

 

 

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