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DRESDEN — There will be a Revolutionary War living history encampment the weekend of Aug. 12 and 13, at the 1761 Pownalborough Court House.
The encampment will be put on by Fletcher’s Company of the St. George area and the Daniel Savage’s Company of Fort Western in Augusta. The grounds will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
The public is invited to attend and watch re-enactors demonstrate and interpret military history, mission, equipment, skills and experiences of the local militia. Soldiers and camp followers will practice military drill, fire muskets, cook, lawn bowl and otherwise entertain. Dr. Cony will bring medical tools of the period to demonstrate procedures from the time, such as amputation of damaged limb.
The 1761 Pownalborough Court House, operated by the Lincoln County Historical Association, is on Courthouse Road off Route 128. For more information call Jay Robbins at 207-737-2239.
