Pennsylvania State Historic Site Fort Loudoun
1720 North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon PA 17224
717-369-3473
Mailing Address: PO Box 181 Fort Loudon PA 17224
1720 North Brooklyn Road, Fort Loudon PA 17224
717-369-3473
Mailing Address: PO Box 181 Fort Loudon PA 17224
Colonial Days 2016
Upcoming Events:
Colonial Day Saturday, June 18 at
State Historic Site of Fort Loudoun
Life on the 1700s era frontier will be highlighted at this year’s Colonial Day, Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the State Historic Site of Fort Loudoun, North Brooklyn Rd, Fort Loudon.
Throughout the day, there will be colonial cooking in the summer kitchen, blacksmithing, spinning and weaving and other colonial crafts, French and Indian War re-enactors and a display of "Allegheny Uprising" movie memorabilia.
A crowd favorite from past Colonial Days, Linda Zeigler will demonstrate how frontier women put food on the table using the fireplace hearth. This year’s menu includes Loudoun’s Apple Pudding- a boiled pudding with an interesting history that Zeigler will discuss throughout the day, Roast Pork and a chocolate drink.
Samples will be available to visitors.
Jack Boggs will be on-site demonstrating blacksmithing skills that would have been needed for frontier life.
Bev Sanders and Virginia Christman will showcase various spinning skills on their own spinning wheels to show the part fiber played in frontier life. Sanders will be demonstrating the spinning of both flax and Huacaya Alpaca wool. She will have samples of wool made from her own sheep. Christman will be spinning silk and sheep wool as well as weaving on her triangle loom. Sanders will also be offering a hands-on activity of weaving a bookmark for adult beginners and children. The cost for the activity and take home materials is $5.00. Those interested in the activity can register by calling 369-2473 or at the Patton House on Colonial Day. The spinning and weaving will take place in the Patton House. Sanders had taught enrichment classes in the traditional arts at Wilson College. Christman was a 4-H fiber art teacher and leader. Both women belonged to the local “Ewe to You” guild.
At! 1 p.m., local historian Calvin Bricker will speak about "Local Colonial History during the 1700's. "There will be some seating available on-site for this talk. Visitors may bring their own lawn chairs.
The Kittatinny Associators will be camped inside the fort stockade. The group will be available to discuss frontier living to visitors.
Also inside the Patton House will be a display of "Allegheny Uprising" movie memorabilia. John Wayne starred in this 1939 adaptation of Neil Swanson’s "The First Rebel," which told the story of James Smith and the Black Boys and Fort Loudoun.
Sandwiches, snacks and drinks will be available in the Patton House Gift Shop. Many items are on sale during Colonial Day in the gift shop.
Fort Loudon throws in various colors are half price at $25.00; The Brian Tucker print "Firing on Fort Loudoun," unframed, signed and numbers is $35 (regularly $75.00); cookbooks, totes and t-shirts have also been marked down. There is also a limited number of 2! 003 town Bicentennial yard flags, pewter plates and aprons available.
Fort Loudoun is located 13 miles west of Chambersburg off Route 30 on North Brooklyn Road. Admission and parking are free.
Colonial Day Saturday, June 18 at
State Historic Site of Fort Loudoun
Life on the 1700s era frontier will be highlighted at this year’s Colonial Day, Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the State Historic Site of Fort Loudoun, North Brooklyn Rd, Fort Loudon.
Throughout the day, there will be colonial cooking in the summer kitchen, blacksmithing, spinning and weaving and other colonial crafts, French and Indian War re-enactors and a display of "Allegheny Uprising" movie memorabilia.
A crowd favorite from past Colonial Days, Linda Zeigler will demonstrate how frontier women put food on the table using the fireplace hearth. This year’s menu includes Loudoun’s Apple Pudding- a boiled pudding with an interesting history that Zeigler will discuss throughout the day, Roast Pork and a chocolate drink.
Samples will be available to visitors.
Jack Boggs will be on-site demonstrating blacksmithing skills that would have been needed for frontier life.
Bev Sanders and Virginia Christman will showcase various spinning skills on their own spinning wheels to show the part fiber played in frontier life. Sanders will be demonstrating the spinning of both flax and Huacaya Alpaca wool. She will have samples of wool made from her own sheep. Christman will be spinning silk and sheep wool as well as weaving on her triangle loom. Sanders will also be offering a hands-on activity of weaving a bookmark for adult beginners and children. The cost for the activity and take home materials is $5.00. Those interested in the activity can register by calling 369-2473 or at the Patton House on Colonial Day. The spinning and weaving will take place in the Patton House. Sanders had taught enrichment classes in the traditional arts at Wilson College. Christman was a 4-H fiber art teacher and leader. Both women belonged to the local “Ewe to You” guild.
At! 1 p.m., local historian Calvin Bricker will speak about "Local Colonial History during the 1700's. "There will be some seating available on-site for this talk. Visitors may bring their own lawn chairs.
The Kittatinny Associators will be camped inside the fort stockade. The group will be available to discuss frontier living to visitors.
Also inside the Patton House will be a display of "Allegheny Uprising" movie memorabilia. John Wayne starred in this 1939 adaptation of Neil Swanson’s "The First Rebel," which told the story of James Smith and the Black Boys and Fort Loudoun.
Sandwiches, snacks and drinks will be available in the Patton House Gift Shop. Many items are on sale during Colonial Day in the gift shop.
Fort Loudon throws in various colors are half price at $25.00; The Brian Tucker print "Firing on Fort Loudoun," unframed, signed and numbers is $35 (regularly $75.00); cookbooks, totes and t-shirts have also been marked down. There is also a limited number of 2! 003 town Bicentennial yard flags, pewter plates and aprons available.
Fort Loudoun is located 13 miles west of Chambersburg off Route 30 on North Brooklyn Road. Admission and parking are free.
Did you know Fort Loudoun and its bucket are featured on a book cover? The Archaeology of French and Indian War Frontier Forts
by Lawrence E. Babits (Editor), Stephanie Gandulla (Editor)
Stephen Warfel contributed an article on Fort Loudoun for the book.
by Lawrence E. Babits (Editor), Stephanie Gandulla (Editor)
Stephen Warfel contributed an article on Fort Loudoun for the book.
