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Fort Frederick State Park To Host Its Annual 18th Century Market Fair April 21-24
BIG POOL — The Maryland Park Service and the Friends of Fort Frederick State Park will host the 11th Annual 18th Century Market Fair at Fort Frederick State Park April 21 through 24. Admission is $4 per person; children 12 and under are free. Times for the Market Fair are:
Visitors to Fort Frederick State Park will meet talented artisans, craftspeople and vendors who sell reproductions of 18th-century items, including furniture, clothing, guns, powder horns and hunting bags. Most of the goods for sale are handmade by the vendors themselves, and many of these individuals will demonstrate their crafts.
- Thursday, April 21, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Friday, April 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday, April 23, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Sunday, April 24, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To give this event the flair of an 18th-century fair, there will be magic shows, puppet shows, music and balancing acts that were popular diversions of the time. Add to this an encampment of 18th-century reenactors who will conduct live firing demonstrations of period weapons as well as demonstrations of 18th-century life in the fort amidst a 1730-90 encampment.
For more information about this event, contact the park at (301) 842-2155, or visit http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/western/fortfrederick.html.
Directions: Fort Frederick State Park is located in the Cumberland Valley, 18 miles west of Hagerstown and one mile south of I-70 near Big Pool (Route 56, Exit 12). The park is 88 miles from Baltimore and 81 miles from Washington.
April 6, 2005The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov