Tuesday, July 24, 2012

George Washington's Birth Place

Members of the 17th were invited to participate in “First in War-Revolutionary War Encampment” at Washington’s Birth Place National Park. 


Sergeant Gregory Fisher, pictured with a young visitor from Hickory, North Carolina, talked to visitors about the role of British Cavalry in the American Revolution.


Distaff Kimberly Walters, pictured in the hearth kitchen above, prepared a dinner meal using period receipts with herbs and vegetables grown in the on-site garden.