FLORENCE-The Natchez Trace Parkway Association will host two all-day events in McFarland Park on Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th. The event will include a re-enactment of the Martha Crawley Incident of 1812, speakers, food vendors, educational booths, Stickball games and more. Both events are free and open to the public. The events will began at 9 AM and end at 2 PM on Friday and 4 PM on Saturday.
Speakers for Saturday’s event will be Tom Kanon of the Tennessee State Archives at 9 AM, Tony Turnbow, former president of the Parkway Association at 10 AM and Kristi Biondi, Park Ranger at 11 AM. These sessions will be held in the Florence-Lauderdale Tourism Visitor Center Gallery.
NTPA will be bringing in Choctaw dancers, stickball players, a Creek warrior, a keelboat from Arkansas and the 7th infantry Living History with a cannon.
Following the re-enactment the audience will be invited to join in the Social Dance and hear stories from the dancers. There will be an opportunity to witness a stickball game and a bidding opportunity for a seat on the Keel Boat to act as work crew during the re-enactment.
This event is a part of the Alabama Bicentennial celebration. Participants are encouraged to bring lawn chairs for the outdoor event. There will be limited seating provided.
For more information please contact Robert Perry at rperr1603@comcast.net or (256) 415-0700.
Media Release/Natchez Trace Parkway Association/Robert Perry
