Militia Muster This Saturday and Sunday.

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I know that this week-end will be busy for many folks what with the Santa Train, Christmas Parades in the area and high school football play-offs in southwest Virginia but if you want to get in on some 1700's type history then Sycamore Shoals is a place worth checking out.

Before Thanksgiving was declared a national holiday, each colony or community observed a day of thanks usually after the harvest had been brought in. This Saturday and Sunday, November 21 & 22, will be a Militia Muster with the Washington County Militia and Colonial Harvest Celebration at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area in Elizabethton.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21st
10:00 – Militia Inspection and Raising the Colors: Hear the roar of muskets and rifles as the Militia starts off the day with a patriotic ceremony.
10:30 – Preparing for Winter: Join Captain Bogart and learn about food preservation in the 18th century.
11:00 – Fire Starting: Join Mr. Penland at the Tavern to witness this everyday yet crucial Backwoods task.
1:00 – Harvest Home: Visit with colonial frontier families as they share the bounty of the harvest. Learn about food preparation on the Colonial Frontier.
3:00 – Militia Drill: View the County Militia as they train and prepare for military action.
4:30 – Camps Close

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd
10:00 – Militia Inspection and Raising the Colors: Hear the roar of muskets and rifles as the Militia starts off the day with a patriotic ceremony.
11:00 – Worship Service: Feel free to join the militia for Sunday morning service held in the courtyard of Fort Watauga. In the event of inclement weather services will be held inside the Talbot House.
12:00 – Preparing for Winter: Join Captain Bogart and learn about food preservation in the 18th century.
2:00 – Militia Drill: View the County Militia as they train and prepare for military action.
3:00 – Camps Close

On going Activities Include Colonial Blacksmithing, Food Preservation, Open Hearth Cooking, Hand Sewing 18th Century Farming Display, Flint & Steel Firestarting, Candle Making, Loom Weaving, Flintlock Rifle & Musket Demonstrations, Daily Frontier Life. The event is sponsored by the Washington County Regiment of North Carolina Militia.

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