Faithful friend of the Fort, Tom Carson, maintained a keen-eyed vigil through much of the Market, conversing with visitors and directing them from one building to another. He was assisted at times by his compadre Queen Aliquippa, the ever-present cat-of-the-fort. Inside the fort, the two main buildings, the Trading Post and the Meeting House, were [...]
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Scenes from the Christmas Market
Posted in Aaron Bosnick, cat, Christmas Market, flintlock rifles, Greg Bray, Judy Wilson, Mary Rose Mustachio, Michael Ray, powderhorn, Tom Carson, Wild Willy Frankfort, wool on December 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
molding a mess of musket balls
Posted in civilian militia, flintlock muskets, flintlock rifles, Michael Ray, musket balls, Okey Simmons on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With heavy rain and wind much of the day keeping us mostly inside, Michael and Okey make good use of their situation by molding a mess of musket balls. The method and tools used are identical to what a longhunter or farmer would have employed on the frontier. Michael sets up a tripod over a hot [...]
Memorial Day observations
Posted in civilian militia, flintlock muskets, flintlock rifles, frontier forts, Lord Dunmore's War, Okey Simmons, re-enacting, Shawnee, Virginia frontier on May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In honor of Memorial Day here at Pricketts Fort, Okey Simmons gave a brief talk about the sacrifice made by the original militiamen and their families at Pricketts Fort during Lord Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. After the talk he hung a memorial wreath on the front of the fort, after which the current [...]
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