Reenactment of the massacre of South Jersey militia by Crown troops led by Colonel Mawhood, in 1778.
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21604
10:00 (at the flag pole) - Hancock House event opens with a memorial to the
militia men who lost their lives that day and our Friends of the past who made
this day special each year; your units are invited to participate in this
formation
10:00-4:00 - House Tours; Cooking demo in the Cabin
10:00-4:00 - 18th Century Camp Life Demonstrations
Drill manual of arms Spinning
Displays Cooking
Piney Hollow Drifters (all day in the Tavern)
10:30 (LAC Firehouse) - Dolores Pfleuffer (Political Role of Women in Colonial
America)
12:00-1:00 - lunch served to reenactors, distaff, etc. from the Cabin
1:00 - Children's Musket drill (LAR, unless there are volunteers from other
companies - we'll provide wooden muskets)
1:15 (LAC Firehouse) - Nancy Walker (Midwifery in the 18th Century)
2:15 (LAC Firehouse) - Lee Anderson (Fort Mercer and the Role of Quaker Women)
3:00 - Soldier Formation
3:15 - Raid on the Hancock House
4:00 - Camp Closes
Here again is a map and directions: (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&cd=1&msa=0&ll=39.614152,-75.481567&spn=0.36498,0.726471&z=10&om=0&msid=117259641834178938449.000443f0aa5526005f8b6)
1.
From I-295, take exit 1C for Hook Road (county route 551).
2. Follow Hook Road about 4 miles to a T-junction at route 49.
3. Turn left (east) onto 49, which becomes Broadway as you approach Salem
(about 3 miles). You'll pass a marina, go over a bridge, then follow the road to
the right.
4. At the first traffic light, turn left to stay on Broadway.
5. After 1 mile, turn right onto Yorke Street (you'll see a small sign for
the Hancock House). This road becomes Salem-Hancock's Bridge Road (county route
658).
6. In about four miles, you'll cross the modern Hancock's Bridge, and the
Hancock House is on your right.
7. Take the second right after the bridge (onto New Street) and pull into
the small unloading area on your right. You'll soon need to move your car around
the block to the parking lot next to the bridge. If you have nothing significant
to unload, take the first right after the bridge and park in the lot on your
right.
http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21604
10:00 (at the flag pole) - Hancock House event opens with a memorial to the
militia men who lost their lives that day and our Friends of the past who made
this day special each year; your units are invited to participate in this
formation
10:00-4:00 - House Tours; Cooking demo in the Cabin
10:00-4:00 - 18th Century Camp Life Demonstrations
Drill manual of arms Spinning
Displays Cooking
Piney Hollow Drifters (all day in the Tavern)
10:30 (LAC Firehouse) - Dolores Pfleuffer (Political Role of Women in Colonial
America)
12:00-1:00 - lunch served to reenactors, distaff, etc. from the Cabin
1:00 - Children's Musket drill (LAR, unless there are volunteers from other
companies - we'll provide wooden muskets)
1:15 (LAC Firehouse) - Nancy Walker (Midwifery in the 18th Century)
2:15 (LAC Firehouse) - Lee Anderson (Fort Mercer and the Role of Quaker Women)
3:00 - Soldier Formation
3:15 - Raid on the Hancock House
4:00 - Camp Closes
Here again is a map and directions: (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&cd=1&msa=0&ll=39.614152,-75.481567&spn=0.36498,0.726471&z=10&om=0&msid=117259641834178938449.000443f0aa5526005f8b6)
1.
From I-295, take exit 1C for Hook Road (county route 551).
2. Follow Hook Road about 4 miles to a T-junction at route 49.
3. Turn left (east) onto 49, which becomes Broadway as you approach Salem
(about 3 miles). You'll pass a marina, go over a bridge, then follow the road to
the right.
4. At the first traffic light, turn left to stay on Broadway.
5. After 1 mile, turn right onto Yorke Street (you'll see a small sign for
the Hancock House). This road becomes Salem-Hancock's Bridge Road (county route
658).
6. In about four miles, you'll cross the modern Hancock's Bridge, and the
Hancock House is on your right.
7. Take the second right after the bridge (onto New Street) and pull into
the small unloading area on your right. You'll soon need to move your car around
the block to the parking lot next to the bridge. If you have nothing significant
to unload, take the first right after the bridge and park in the lot on your
right.
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