Historic Fort Wayne Coalition Hosts Civil War Days Events

From The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition: The Historic Fort Wayne Coalition continues its year of events Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11 at the Fort, located at 6325 W. Jefferson (at the foot of Livernois), with a Civil War Days weekend from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

A wide variety of activities will take place around the Star Fort and throughout the Historic Fort Wayne complex, including:

• Artillery demonstrations;
• A medical display;
• A Union headquarters;
• A Union garrison living as they would have in the 1860 within the Star Fort;
• Civil War-era cooking demonstrations;
• Costumed interpreters portraying President Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Senator from Michigan Jacob Howard, and Michigan Governor Austin Blair.
• A Sunday morning garrison church service;
• The season debut of historic baseball on Saturday at 11 a.m. on the parade grounds outside the Star Fort with our “home team,” the Early Risers.

Secured parking is $5 per vehicle. Admission is $5 for adults and kids under 12 are FREE for this special weekend. Guided tours of the Historic Fort Wayne complex will also be offered each day priced at $5 for adults and free for children under 12. The guided tours will include the Star Fort and barracks built in the 1840s, as well as the Spanish-American War Guard House.

The Fort’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday each weekend now through Sunday, October 29. Secured parking is $5, and admission is free. For more information on special events and activities at Historic Fort Wayne during 2017, visit www.historicfortwaynecoalition.com.

Image Courtesy of Historic Fort Wayne Coalition