Coastal Companion

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Revolutionary War Lecture – Charleston, SC

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Charleston Museum presents Revolutionary War Lecture – “Why they Fought.” To commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris (1783), which ended the Revolutionary War, The Charleston Museum will present a three part lecture series on the effects of the war on Charleston and South Carolina. The lectures will be presented by Assistant Director and Revolutionary War historian Carl Borick. The final installment, “Why they fought,” appropriately on Veterans Day looks at the common soldiers of the Revolutionary War, their lives and experiences, and why they served in the American forces. This even twill take place on November 11th at 7 p.m. at the Charleston Museum. Admission is free.

For more info, call (843) 722-2996 and visit www.charlestonmuseum.org

Historic Weapons Firing Demonstration

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Take the National Park Service’s ferry to Rattlesnake Island and experience daily military life at Fort Matanzas – the 18th century Spanish fort that guarded the southern approach to St. Augustine. From 10:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., authentically clad re-enactors will demonstrate Spanish muskets and cannons at the fort.
Fort Matanzas National Monument is located on A1A at the south end of Anastasia Island approximately 15 miles south of St. Augustine.
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008
St. Augustine, FL 32080
904.471.0116

State Park Hosts Union Garrison at Fort Clinch

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-Visitors invited to interpretive program portraying soldier’s life in 1864-

FERNANDINA BEACH – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Clinch State Park will host a Union Garrison event on Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5. The event will feature soldiers in period costume involved in marching drills, cooking and daily activities, allowing visitors to interact with living historians and experience life in the fort as it was in 1864.

For additional information, contact the park at (904) 277-7274 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org.

The event will take place:
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, 2008
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2008

Fort Clinch State Park, 2601 Atlantic Avenue, Fernandina Beach, Florida

Colonial Game Night: Skittles – St Simons Island, Georgia

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Visit the Fort and learn how to play the old colonial game skittles. You can also hang out at the fort and watch the sunset over the marsh.

Fort Frederica, 6515 Frederica Road on St Simons Island, Georgia

for more informatin, visit Fort Fredericas website or call (912) 638-3639 www.nps.gov/fofr