Annual Commemoration
of the 233rd Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington

Join them for the Annual Commemoration of the 233rd Anniversary of the Battle of Fort Washington.  This afternoon of history and family fun will include demonstrations, re-enactments, and children's workshops.
Highlights

• Col. Pawling’s Levies of the Brigade of the American Revolution will recreate a Continental Army campsite and conduct a live musket demonstration.
• Actress Erin McGuirk will play Margaret Corbin, the heroine of the battle.
• Blacksmith Bill Fitzgerald will demonstrate how the colonists made implements.
• Historian Barnet Schecter, author of The Battle for New York, will explain how losing the Battle of Fort Washington helped us win the Revolutionary War.
• Children will learn how to make the colonial tri-cornered hats.
• Bagpiper Jerry Dixon will perform.
• District 12 Historian James Renner will display historical photos and maps.