FORTDOBBS

Daily
Interpretive Programming
Tuesday-Saturday
9:00 - 5:00

French & Indian War Commemoration 250 Years

 

LIVING HISTORY SPECIAL EVENTS

"We drove down from Ohio to meet our friends from Florida who drove up for the weekend.
This is a beautiful location. Are you doing this again next year?" — Great Wagon Festival Visitor

"I've been waiting for this weekend for months!" — War for Empire Visitor


2010 LIVING HISTORY EVENT SCHEDULE

wAR FOR EMPIRE: 1760
April 10-11 

In early 1760, efforts to keep the peace between the Cherokee and English disintegrated into all-out war. The frontiers of both Carolinas and Virginia became the scene of ruthless, bloody encounters between the former allies. Join hundreds of soldiers, Native Americans, and civilians from the 18th century at Fort Dobbs as we look at this crucial time in our state’s history. Events include on-going demonstrations of camp life, military drill, and colonial trades, as well as a re-creation of the 1760 Cherokee attack on Fort Dobbs and scholarly lectures.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday — CLICK HERE to open Schedule of Events flyer

School Day programming available Friday, April 9. 

Victualling the Troops
June 12-13

Living history weekend. One of the most important considerations 18th century commanders had in maintaining a unit of soldiers was to keep them fed. Learn what types of food the provincial soldiers at Fort Dobbs ate and how they prepared it. Other demonstrations include on-going camp life, military drill, musket and cannon firings.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday

Gone for a Soldier
July 24-25

Living history weekend. A recruiting party of the N.C. Provincials will be at Fort Dobbs looking for new soldiers!  Visitors will have the opportunity to “enlist” in the company guarding the western frontier and learn first-hand what it took to be a soldier in the 18th Century. Demonstrations of military drill, weapons firings and camp life will be ongoing.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday

Diversions of the 18th Century Soldier
September 11-12

Living history weekend. Join the provincial soldiers of Fort Dobbs as they find entertainment through period music, song and games! Demonstrations of military drill and camp life are also featured throughout the day.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday

Eighteenth Century Trade Faire
October 2-3

The lives of many civilians on the Carolina frontier were disrupted by the French and Indian War. Join hundreds of soldiers, Native Americans and civilians as they set up their camps near Fort Dobbs. Visitors can experience a snapshot of life on the edge of the British Empire in the 1750’s. The event will feature a re-created skirmish between Cherokee Indians and colonial militia, scholarly lectures and on-going demonstrations of 18th century camp life and trades.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday

School Day programming available Friday, October 1.

Soldiers in Iredell County
November 13-14

Living history weekend. Historic interpreters will present a timeline of the soldiers who have passed through the area of present-day Iredell County over the past 250 years.  Visit with Cherokee warriors, militia of the Revolution, Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, World War II GIs and modern servicemen, among others, and compare the experience of soldiers in America through the years.  Weapons firing demonstrations will be featured, as well as on-going demonstrations of 18th Century camp life. 

10-4 Saturday and Sunday 

Winter on the Western Frontier
December 11-12

Living history weekend. Set on an open hilltop, the military post at Fort Dobbs was a cold, lonely place to spend the winter. Learn how the provincial soldiers stationed at the fort deal with the harsh season and celebrate the Advent of Christmas. Demonstrations include on-going camp life, military drill, musket and cannon firings.

10-4 Saturday and Sunday

A special evening program will be held Saturday evening.  Please call for more information.

 


Fort Dobbs special events and living history weekends are made possible by the generous support of Friends of Fort Dobbs, whose mission is to serve the mission of Fort Dobbs State Historic Site - "Preserve and interpret North Carolina's only French and Indian War fort site to all citizens and visitors."

DIRECTIONS   
 
 

Fort Dobbs • PO Box 241 • 438 Fort Dobbs Road • Statesville, NC 28625 • 704-873-5882

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