Dates: May 1-4, 2008
Times:
Thursday & Friday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: Antebellum Plantation
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Believe it or not, there was once a time when Georgia was
America 's western frontier! Go on a journey through hundreds of years of history with live demonstrations of pre-Revolutionary times, the pioneer era and the Civil War. Meet De Soto’s explorers and learn what they encountered here in the 1500’s. Have a chat with General James Oglethorpe, founder of the
Georgia colony. See a cavalry unit with horses in action, learn about weaponry, war strategy, battlefield medicine, frontier skills, cooking, music, clothing of the time period and much more. This annual event takes place at the Antebellum Plantation.
At the time of the Civil War, there were few medical schools and most aspiring doctors received training by apprenticeship. Causes of disease and infection were poorly understood. Still, these pioneering physicians managed to treat over 10 million injuries and illnesses during the war. Poet Walt Whitman, who served as a volunteer in a Union Army hospital, said of them ‘all but a few are excellent men’.
From the beginnings of the Continental Light Dragoons in the 1780s to World War II, the American Horse Soldier played an integral role in the defense and expansion of the
United States.
2008 is the 275th anniversary of the founding of
Georgia by General James Oglethorpe. He envisioned a colony where poor, hardworking people could find economic opportunity, and where slavery would be forever outlawed.
Stone Mountain was a meeting place for the Cherokee and Creek Indians in the 1800s.
Meals in the 18th and 19th century in
Georgia varied greatly depending upon social class, region and events. We will feature examples of Colonial, Native, pioneer and soldier meal preparation.
2007 Native American Music Awards Artist of the Year Arvel Bird and his band will be on hand to present Appalachian traditional music throughout the festival. The 97th Regimental String Band will perform three shows daily during the festival.