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Battle of Pell's Point Encampment
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An encampment that commemorates the nearby 1776 Battle of Pell’s Point. It includes talks on the American Revolution, musket firing and militia drill, period music and dancing, dramatizations, crafts and cooking, historic children's games and toys, with dozens of costumed re-enactors, representing the armies that fought in the Revolutionary War.
Special talk by Dr. Erik Weiselberg, principal historian for Revolutionary Westchester 250 ,about Westchester County and the American Revolution, “ 'A Nest of Rebels': Desolation Warfare and Patriot Resistance in Westchester County, 1777" at noon. There are also talks about the Battle of Pell's Point and the New York Campaign of 1776 at 11 AM and 1:30 PM. A commerorative ceremony at 1 PM honors soldiers, from both sides in the Revolutionary War, buried in the historic cemetery.