St. Mary’s County Government’s Museum Division, in coordination with the Southern Maryland 250th Committee, Southern Maryland National Heritage Area, and numerous Southern Maryland civic organizations, is proud to present Rebels & Redcoats: A Southern Maryland Revolutionary War Family Event, on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Piney Point Lighthouse Museum & Historic Park. Rebels & Redcoats is a free family event commemorating the American War for Independence as it happened in St. Mary’s County and Southern Maryland. The event will be held near the site of the Battle of St. George Island – the only Revolutionary War battle to occur in Maryland. Exhibits and displays by other organizations related to area local 18th century history will be on hand, along with musket and canon fire demonstrations, food truck, educational and period programing, kids and family activities, reenactors, period encampment, military demonstrations, live fire drills and much more for all ages. Visitors can experience life in camp for Maryland’s Revolutionary War soldiers and militiamen as we begin the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Visit their tents, learn about what they wore and carried, join the militia for a rifle drill, and listen to some military […]
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