Revolutionary War Weekend at The Little Farm

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Official Website: Revolutionary War Weekend at The Little Farm
Location: Parker Street, Newbury, MA map
Phone:(978) 462-2634
Date: Saturday, May 21, 2005 - Sunday, May 22, 2005
Hours: 2:00pm - dusk
Cost: $ see below

Throughout the American Revolution, British troops raided the Massachusetts coast in search of military supplies, sometimes raiding private homes and fighting local militia. The Battle for Newbury reenacts a typical British raid on the New England coast. Over five hundred British and American Revolutionary War soldiers will camp (some distance apart) in the fields and skirmish throughout the weekend.

The major battle of the encampment will take place at 2:00 pm on Saturday, and the camp and grounds will be open to the public for demonstrations and drills, family activities, and music and dancing in the evening.

For a current schedule, see www.battlefornewsbury.org.

Date & Time
Saturday, May 21st and Sunday, May 22nd
Saturday
Camp open 10:00 - 4:00
Tactical 2:00
Evening activities 7:30 - 9:30 Open to prepaid public during entertainment period

Sunday
Camp open 10:00 - 3:00
Morning tactical 9:00
Church Services 10:30
Public demonstration 1:00

Cost
$6 for adults
$3 for children
Free to Historic New England Members.

Location
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
Newbury, MA

Directions
From Route I-95 in Newbury to the Little Farm (red line) and return (small green line).

Take the Scotland Road Newbury exit. If coming from NH and the north, take a left at the end of the ramp. If coming from MA and the south, bear right off the ramp.
Follow Scotland Road for approximately 2.8 miles, then take a right onto Parker Street (at lights).
Follow Parker Street as it joins Route 1 South. Go around the traffic circle three-quarters of the way, then exit (200 feet beyond Dunkin Donuts) and take a quick right back onto Parker Street.
Continue on Parker Street, and take a right in front of Newbury Town Hall onto High Road/Route 1A South. Little’s Lane will be on the
left. Watch for small Little Farm-Historic New England sign.
To return to Rt. 95, retrace route to the Rt. 1 traffic circle, go north on Route 1 for less than a eighth of a mile, take a left across the highway, then a right onto Parker St.

For more information please call (978) 462-2634.

Cost

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$6 Adults, $3 children