House in the Horseshoe Annual Battle Reenactment
234th Annual Reenactment of the Battle at House in the Horseshoe House in the Horseshoe, North Carolina State Historic site will be hosting its annual battle reenactment August 1st and 2nd, 2015. The event will be from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 1st and 9:30 am to 3:00 pm on Sunday, August 2nd. There will a variety of Revolutionary War activities throughout the day including a reenactment of the fight between Phillip Alston and David Fanning. There is a $5 fee for parking. There will be lots of activities throughout the day to enjoy. These activities will include musket and cannon firing and drills, Revolutionary War militia camps to visit, a wreath laying ceremony by the Sons of the American Revolution, Tomahawk throwing, skillet throwing, a discussion about herbs, surgeons and medicine, and spinning and weaving demonstrations. There will also be a kid?s story time, an 18th century fashion show, and house tours. Plan to come out and spend the day at House in the Horseshoe. You can travel back in time to the 18th century and learn about the founding of our country here in North Carolina?s backcountry. You will witness a skirmish between Loyalists and Patriots and how these men felt about each other, their country, the lengths they went to support their beliefs, and the sacrifices they made. The House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site hopes you can join us August 1st and 2nd to enjoy a day by the Deep River and relive the summer of 1781. The House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site is located at 288 Alston House Road, Sanford, NC 27330 which his 16 miles west of Sanford off NC 42 and 10 miles north of Carthage on the Carbonton-Carthage Road (State Road 1006/16310). For more information call 910-947-2051, Visit our official website at http://www.nchistoricsites.org/horsesho/ or the site?s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/House-in-the-Horseshoe-State-Historic-Site. The Historic Site Section of the Division of Archives and History is administered by the Department of Cultural Resources. This event is sponsored by the House in the Horseshoe Preservation Committee, Inc.
Date and Time
Saturday Aug 1, 2015 Sunday Aug 2, 2015
August 1st, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm August 2nd, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm
Location
House in the Horseshoe 288 Alston House Road Sanford, NC 27330
Fees/Admission
$5 Parking Fee
Contact Information
Kimberly Mozingo
kimberly.mozingo@ncdcr.gov
910-947-2051
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