Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site Announces Fall Living History Events

This fall, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site (BTFA) will host two free living history programs highlighting a variety of historic crafts and trades. BTFA is administered by North Carolina Historic Sites, a division of the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

On Saturday, Sept. 27, from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., the site will host "The Carolina Blues: Indigo on the Cape Fear." The program will explain how enslaved African laborers skillfully extracted valuable dye from indigo plants, as well as the science behind dye production. Visitors will be given the opportunity to view and work an active fermentation vat. Dyeing demonstrations will occur throughout the course of the program. The Friends of Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson will sell shirts for $25 each for visitors to try their hand at resist dyeing.

The site's next living history day will take place on Sat., Oct. 18, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. This program explores colonial life and trades at the port. Costumed historic interpreters will demonstrate blacksmithing, woodworking, cooking, baking, candle dipping, and colonial games throughout the day. The event will also feature a demonstration of an active tar kiln, which was essential to the production of valuable naval stores in the colony. This event is free to attend.

About Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site
Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site is a major pre-Revolutionary port on North Carolina's Cape Fear River, Brunswick was abandoned and burned during the American Revolution and never fully recovered. During the Civil War, Fort Anderson was constructed atop the old village site, and served as part of the Cape Fear River defenses below Wilmington before the fall of the Confederacy. Colonial foundations dot the present-day tour trail, which crosses the earthworks of the Confederate fort. The site is located at 8884 St. Philip's Rd SE, Winnabow, NC 28479. For more information, visit https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/brunswick-town-and-fort-anderson/plan-your-visitor call (910) 371-6613.

About the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
The N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) manages, promotes, and enhances the things that people love about North Carolina - its diverse arts and culture, rich history, and spectacular natural areas. Through its programs, the department enhances education, stimulates economic development, improves public health, expands accessibility, and strengthens community resiliency.

The department manages over 100 locations across the state, including 27 historic sites, seven history museums, two art museums, five science museums, four aquariums, 35 state parks, four recreation areas, dozens of state trails and natural areas, the North Carolina Zoo, the State Library, the State Archives, the N.C. Arts Council, the African American Heritage Commission, the American Indian Heritage Commission, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology, the Highway Historical Markers program, the N.C. Land and Water Fund, and the Natural Heritage Program. For more information, please visit https://www.dncr.nc.gov.

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