Overmountain Muster at Sycamore Shoals

Name: Overmountain Muster at Sycamore Shoals
Start: 2024-09-21T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States, Tennessee 37643

Schedule

Sat Sep 21 2024 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States, Tennessee 37643 | Elizabethton, TN

Join us for a weekend of living history during the encampment of the Overmountain militia before the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780. Enjoy historical demonstrations, displays, and presentations as you re-live some of the most crucial days of the American Revolution.
Free Admission.
Schedule of Events
All programs will be held inside Fort Watauga unless noted otherwise. Schedule may be altered or cancelled in the event of inclement weather.

Saturday, September 21st
10:00 – Event Opens
10:30 – Raising the Colors – Join the Overmountain Men inside Fort Watauga as they assemble to post the flag.
11:00 – The 18th Century Tavern – Join historic interpreter Michael Hardy to learn about the great importance of taverns and public houses in colonial America.
11:30 – Frontier Medicine – Join herbalist Elizabeth Hardy for a look at the medicinal properties of herbs and wild plants and how they were used by settlers on the 18th century frontier.
12:00 – “Every Seventh Man” – As the Overmountain Men went in search of Patrick Ferguson’s Tory army, one in seven stayed behind to guard the settlements. Witness the Watauga Home Guard drill and hone their skills as defenders of the frontier.
12:30 – Child Soldiers of the Revolution – Join members of the Watauga Valley Fife and Drum Corps to learn about the youngest participants in our fight for independence.
1:00 – Meet the Author – Sycamore Shoals gift shop has a great selection of historically themed books. Chat with some of the authors, add to your collection, and get a signed copy. Meet in the Visitor Center
2:00 – “Keep Your Powder Dry” – Join historic interpreter Lisa Bennett to hear the incredible story of Mary Patton and learn about the making of gunpowder on the colonial frontier.
3:00 – Walking in Frontier Footsteps – Join Museum Curator Chad Bogart for a guided interpretive walk along the park trail as he recounts the story of the Overmountain Men and the campaign to Kings Mountain.
4:00 – Event Closed – Join us tomorrow for another exciting day of living history!
Sunday, September 22nd

11:00 – Frontier Worship Service – Join the families of the Watauga Settlement as they gather for Sunday morning service held in the courtyard of Fort Watauga.
11:30 – The 18th Century Tavern
12:00 – “Every Seventh Man”
12:30 – Frontier Medicine
1:00 – Meet the Author
1:30 – Walking in Frontier Footsteps
2:00 – Child Soldiers of the Revolution
2:30 – “Keep Your Powder Dry”
3:00 – Retiring the Colors: Event Closed – Thank you for joining us for a great day of frontier living history. Join us next time!
Wednesday, September 25th
2:00 – OVTA Watauga River Crossing – The Overmountain Victory Trail Association will recreate the historic 1780 river crossing when Colonel William Campbell and 400 militiamen from present day Abingdon, VA crossed the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals to join Colonels Isaac Shelby and John Sevier in response to the threat from British Major Patrick Ferguson. (Meet at the River Crossing Site)
Following the Crossing – Join members of the OVTA as they tell the story of the Campaign to Kings Mountain and the decisive American victory that occurred there on October 7, 1780. (Meet inside Fort Watauga)