November 8, 2012 – 9:08 am
Musket firing at the coast, a patriotic parade and concert in the Piedmont and a timeline of military history in the west are just a few of the ways visitors can commemorate Veterans Day with the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. On Sunday, November 11, join Tryon Palace in New Bern for a special salute to the [...]
October 23, 2012 – 10:00 am
STATESVILLE – On this Veterans Day Weekend, Nov. 10-11, the N.C Department of Cultural Resources’ Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will showcase soldiers from the past with a free, educational, living history program. Visitors will learn about military experiences, and see the changes in weapons and clothing styles over 400 years. Interpreters will present small arms [...]
March 16, 2012 – 12:09 pm
STATESVILLE – Hundreds of costumed interpreters will bring to life the French and Indian War in a battle re-enactment at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site on March 31-April 1. The weekend-long living history program will showcase re-enactors portraying the conflict that pitted warriors against provincial soldiers protecting the settlers of North Carolina’s western frontier. Musket and [...]
January 20, 2012 – 4:05 pm
STATESVILLE – Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will offer a glimpse of the harrowing days of the 18thcentury Cherokee War on Feb. 25-26. The Cherokee had been allies of the British when the French and Indian War started in 1754, but tensions arose which quickly spiraled into war. The 30 member garrison at Fort Dobbs [...]
November 28, 2011 – 3:30 pm
STATESVILLE – Fifty soldiers of the Royal Colony of North Carolina arrived on a hilltop near present day Statesville in 1755. By the next spring, they had completed a three story log barracks that would be known as Fort Dobbs. Visit the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources’ Fort Dobbs State Historic Site on Dec. 10 [...]
October 19, 2011 – 11:16 am
STATESVILLE – Numerous invading armies have come into North Carolina, and tens of thousands of the state sons and daughters have marched off to war over the centuries. On this Veteran’s Day Weekend, Nov. 12-13, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will showcase soldiers from the past and visitors [...]
September 30, 2011 – 9:05 am
STATESVILLE – Cannon and musket firings, period tradesmen at work and magic shows await visitors to the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ Fort Dobbs State Historic Site on Saturday, Oct. 8. The mid-18th century culture of American Indians and playing of period games will complete the free Colonial Education Day program, 9 a.m. to [...]
September 9, 2011 – 8:52 am
STATESVILLE — 50 soldiers of the Royal Colony of North Carolina arrived on a hilltop near present day Statesville in the summer of 1755. By the next spring, they had completed a three story log barracks that would be known as Fort Dobbs. The educational program at this state historic site gives life to traditions [...]
On Saturday, August 13th, from 10am-4pm, Fort Dobbs State Historic Site will host its final “2nd Saturdays” event of the summer, with the theme “Native Carolinians.” Fort Dobbs was built during the French and Indian War, a period when American Indians played a crucial role in the political fate of North America. The western frontier [...]
RALEIGH – Keith Hardison, Director of North Carolina State Historic Sites, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, today announced the selection of Gennifer L. “Genn” Reiter as Director of Fort Dobbs State Historic Site. Reiter’s selection follows a nationwide search that attracted more than 100 applicants from California to Maine. Reiter comes to [...]
STATESVILLE - Fifty soldiers of the Royal Colony of North Carolina arrived on a hilltop near present-day Statesville in the summer of 1755. By the next spring, they had completed a three-story log barracks that would become known as Fort Dobbs. On May 28-29, 2011, visit the site of Fort Dobbs for a glimpse into [...]
STATESVILLE – Hundreds of soldiers, American Indians and civilians from the 18th Century will come to life as costumed interpreters at camp and battle during the free Fort Dobbs State Historic Site “War for Empire 1761″ Living History weekend April 9-10. Each day’s events will offer a glimpse into military operations and camp life during [...]
February 17, 2011 – 1:53 pm
STATESVILLE – Visit Fort Dobbs State Historic Site on Feb. 26-27 for a glimpse into military operations and camp life during the harrowing Cherokee War that pitted native warriors against provincial soldiers protecting English settlers on the country’s western frontier. When the French and Indian War began in 1754, the Cherokee were allies of Britain’s [...]
November 10, 2010 – 3:10 pm
STATESVILLE – A harsh winter on a hilltop in 1755 will be depicted in the holiday program, Winter on the Western Frontier at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville, Dec. 11-12, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Costumed re-enactors will show how provincial soldiers prepared to celebrate the Advent of Christmas. Visitors will see life without [...]
Free family fun that combines arts and history awaits Charlotte area residents on Aug. 14. State Historic Sites within an easy drive of the Queen City are participating in the statewide program 2nd Saturdays. Visitors can find working artists and authentic North Carolina culture at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site in Mecklenburg [...]