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Join us for our Heritage Day on October 24th. Hours of operation are from 10 am to 4 pm and admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Stonewall Manor - 1331 Stonewall Lane, Rocky Mount, NCCivil War Encampment
General William Dorsey Pender Camp - NC 23rd NCT Company D
They will have musket demonstrations and drills for the kids
Independence and the American Revolution
Halifax Resolves Chapter of the NCSSAR will be dressed in clothing from the Revolutionary War era. One will be John Penn, a signer of the Declaration of Independence from NC.
Chris Grimes from the NCSSAR will have an exhibit on wartime medicine during the American Revolution.
Ladies from the Micajah Pettaway-Halifax Resolves of the DAR will demonstrate children's games during the 1700s and will have toys for the kids to try out. Each kid will receive a small toy to take home.
Michael Brantley
Local author who has written multiple books, including ones about Nash County. His newest book is "Captain Otway Burns: Tarheel Privateer, Legislator and Naval Hero of the War of 1812."
Robyn Inez Boykin
Descendant of the former enslaved person Haywood Bunn Arrington, who was part of the 1849 auction. Robyn will discuss his life as an enslaved person and as a freeman.
Rocky Mount Mills
This is the 30th anniversary of RMM's 1996 closing. John Mebane was the mills' last president. He will be available to discuss the mills' history and their closing.
Geneology
Traci Thompson, MLIS, CG, from Braswell Library will be available to discuss how people should start researching their family ancestry and help them get started on their journey.
Residents
Pamela Smith and Wanda Perkins were sisters who lived in SM in the 1950s. They were present before the 1970s remodel and will discuss how the house was set up and what amenities were available.
Stonewall Manor will be open throughout the day.
Schedule of specific events:
12:00 - Musket demonstration
1:00 - John Penn discusses the signing of the Declaration of Independence
2:00 - History of Stonewall Manor
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1331 Stonewall Lane, Rocky Mount, NC, United States, North Carolina 27804
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