247th Aniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge Event Schedule Saturday February 25 10:00 am - Wreath Laying Ceremony - Program Tent/Grady Monument 10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Living History - Militia Encampments and Crafts & Trades - Patriots Field 12:00 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated Program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by memorial dedication - Patriot Earthworks 1:00 pm - Guest Speaker - Michael Cecere, Author "March to Independence: The Revolutionary War in the Southern Colonies, 1775-1776 - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 1:00 pm - Colonial Music - Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps - Patriot Earthworks 1:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp 2:00 pm - "Outlander and the Cape Fear," presented by Hunter Ingram, Assistant Director, Burgwin-Wright House - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 2:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp 3:00 pm - Colonial Music - Tryon Palace Fife and Drum Corps - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 3:30 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by memorial dedication - Patriot Earthworks Sunday February 26 10:00 am-4:00 pm - Living History - Militia Encampments and Crafts & Trades 12:00 pm - Music Program - Wilmington Police Pipes and Drums - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 1:00 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by memorial dedication - Patriot Earthworks 2:00 pm - Guided Tour - Ben Sorensen, Cape Fear Community College - Meet outside the Visitor Center 2:00 pm - Ranger-Led Program - Ranger Bert Dunkerly, Richmond National Battlefield Park - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 2:30 pm - Musket Demonstration - Loyalist Camp 3:00 pm - Music Program - Wilmington Police Pipes and Drums - Program Tent/Park Amphitheater 3:30 pm - Battle Demonstration - Narrated program featuring musket and cannon firing followed by memorial dedication. - Patriot Earthworks For more information! |
Last updated: January 23, 2023