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Please note: times and schedule subject to change without notice
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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Time |
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Activity |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Fort Meigs Opens |
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10:00 - 2:00 |
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Period Hands-on Activities
Kid Friendly!
Play period games just like the kids
did back in the early 1800s! Graces,
hoops and sticks, dominoes, farkle,
and more! |
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10:30 |
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Musket Demonstration
Hear the crack of the musket volley
and smell the gunpowder! Find out
exactly why those crazy soldiers
stood in lone lines on the
battlefield! |
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11:00 |
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1813 Patrol*
Join the soldiers of Fort Meigs as a
refugee leaving for safety. You'll
be escorted to Fort Stephenson, free
from attack... if all goes well, of
course! |
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11:30 |
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Artillery Demonstration
Learn about the cannons used at Fort
Meigs during the First Siege. Don't
forget to cover your ears! |
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12:00 p.m. |
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The Battle for Fort Meigs
Interpretive Talk
Join a staff historical interpreter
for a discussion on the First Siege
of Fort Meigs and hear a detailed
account of the fighting that
occurred here in 1813. |
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12:30 |
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Drill with British Soldiers
Kid Friendly!
Kids (and kids at heart) can pick up
the (wooden) musket, don a set of
cross belts, and learn to march and
train like the soldiers of His
Majesty's Britannic Army did during
the War of 1812! |
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1:00 |
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Rifle Demonstration
While the rifle was similar to the
musket, there were some key
differences. Join the riflemen of
Fort Meigs for a discussion of their
weapons and tactics and see one
fired! |
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2:00 |
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Battle Demonstration
The highlight of the day! See the
recreation of Dudley's Defeat on the
fields surrounding the fort. The
original fighting took place on May
5, 1813 - the bloodiest day of the
First Siege of Fort Meigs. |
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3:30 |
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1813 Patrol*
Join the soldiers of Fort Meigs as a
refugee leaving for safety. You'll
be escorted to Fort Stephenson, free
from attack... if all goes well, of
course! |
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4:30 |
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Artillery Demonstration
Learn about the cannons used at Fort
Meigs during the First Siege. Don't
forget to cover your ears! |
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5:00 |
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Fort Meigs Closes |
* Free ticket required.
Thirty tickets per patrol available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets
available the day of the patrol only.
See the Visitor Center
ticket counter for details.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
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Time |
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Activity |
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9:30 a.m. |
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Fort Meigs Opens |
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10:30 |
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Musket Demonstration
Hear the crack of the musket volley
and smell the gunpowder! Find out
exactly why those crazy soldiers
stood in long lines on the
battlefield! |
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10:30 |
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Army Medicine
Learn how soldiers were cared for
when they became sick or wounded
during the War of 1812. What
medicines did they have back then? |
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11:00 - 2:00 |
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Period Hands-on Activities
Kid Friendly!
Play period games just like the kids
did back in the early 1800s! Graces,
hoops and sticks, dominoes, farkle,
and more! |
|
11:00 |
|
1813 Patrol*
Join the soldiers of Fort Meigs as a
refugee leaving for safety. You'll
be escorted to Fort Stephenson, free
from attack... if all goes well, of
course! |
|
11:30 |
|
Artillery Demonstration
Learn about the cannons used at Fort
Meigs during the First Siege. Don't
forget to cover your ears! |
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12:30 p.m. |
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Drill with American Soldiers
Kid Friendly!
Kids (and kids at heart) can pick up
the (wooden) musket, don a set of
cross belts, and learn to march and
train like the soldiers of the U.S.
Army did during the War of 1812! |
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1:00 |
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Ladies' Tea
All ladies are invited to join the
camp followers and officers' wives
for an afternoon tea where you can
get a taste for 1812 era foods and
crafts and catch up on the latest
gossip spreading through camp! |
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2:00 |
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Battle Demonstration
The highlight of the day! See the
recreation of Miller's Charge on the
fields surrounding the fort. The
original fighting took place on May
5, 1813 - the bloodiest day of the
First Siege of Fort Meigs. |
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3:00 |
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Musket Demonstration
Hear the crack of the musket volley
and smell the gunpowder! Find out
exactly why those crazy soldiers
stood in long lines on the
battlefield! |
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4:00 |
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Artillery Demonstration
Learn about the cannons used at Fort
Meigs during the First Siege. Don't
forget to cover your ears! |
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5:00 |
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Fort Meigs Closes |
* Free ticket required.
Thirty tickets per patrol available on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets
available the day of the patrol only.
See the Visitor Center
ticket counter for details.
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