247th Anniversary Event

Men firing a cannon
Have a blast during the 247th Anniversary of the battle of Moores Creek Bridge!
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

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Last updated: January 23, 2023

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