I'd never really been to Burlington before and didn't even know about this historical treasure. My friend, Terah, had planned to go to the Alamance Battlefield for their Revolutionary War reenactment days and we decided to go there as well on our way to the mountains last weekend. The picture above is an apple press and the kids got to throw in apples and then enjoy some fresh apple cider (pictured below).
Of course the kids enjoyed the old guns and hearing them go off...
Dipping a feather in ink and writing... boy have we come a LONG way. Now I only complain about cheap pens and expect them to immediately write.
Candle making for the winter. Can't imagine not being able to turn a switch for a light...
How they cooked...
Spun wool...
Inside a log cabin...
The black smith hammering out a nail..
Big assembly time for the cannon.
It was so well done and just a great experience and not too far from home. We'll certainly go again!
I'd never really been to Burlington before and didn't even know about this historical treasure. My friend, Terah, had planned to go to the Alamance Battlefield for their Revolutionary War reenactment days and we decided to go there as well on our way to the mountains last weekend. The picture above is an apple press and the kids got to throw in apples and then enjoy some fresh apple cider (pictured below).
Of course the kids enjoyed the old guns and hearing them go off...
Dipping a feather in ink and writing... boy have we come a LONG way. Now I only complain about cheap pens and expect them to immediately write.
Candle making for the winter. Can't imagine not being able to turn a switch for a light...
How they cooked...
Spun wool...
Inside a log cabin...
The black smith hammering out a nail..
Big assembly time for the cannon.
It was so well done and just a great experience and not too far from home. We'll certainly go again!
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Wow! This post brings back memories. I grew up in Burlington. You could easily jog from my parents' house to the Battleground and back now that you are a distance runner. Next time you go, stop by my parents' house for some good ol' southern hospitality.
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