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FORT MIMS ANNUAL LIVING HISTORY RE-ENACTMENT
08/21/17
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2017
Annual Living History Re-enactment
Saturday-Sunday, August 26-27
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fort Mims, Tensaw, Alabama
The Fort Mims Restoration Association will hold its annual Fort Mims Living History Re-enactment on August 26-27 from 9:00am-3:00pm.
Visitors will enjoy cultural presentations, a speaker’s forum, artifacts on display, and demonstrations such as wool spinning, quilting, archery, and more. There will also be daily re-enactments – Battle of Burnt Corn re-enactment at 11:00 a.m. and Fort Mims re-enactment at 2:00 p.m.
Onsite parking and concessions are available. A shuttle service is provided for offsite parking.
For more information, call the Fort Mims Restoration Association at 251-533-9024 or visit fortmims.org for a map, schedule of events, and information on lodging, camping, vending and displays.
Fort Mims, a historic property of the Alabama Historical Commission, commemorates the Fort Mims battle that took place August 30, 1813. The attack on the Fort is considered a leading cause of the Creek War of 1813-1814. This site is operated by the Fort Mims Restoration Association.
The five acre site of Fort Mims is located 3 miles west on County Road 80, off Hwy 59 in Tensaw in Baldwin County. It is 12 miles north of Stockton.
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About the Alabama Historical Commission
Located in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret Alabama’s historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two fields of endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as public attractions; and, statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns, and cities with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs and properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission fees please visit
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