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History Comes Alive with a Field Trip at Marble Springs!
We think it is a bonny good idea for you to bring your students to Marble Springs State Historic Site for an educational field trip they will remember for years to come! Your group will take a trip back in time and walk in the footsteps of Governor Sevier and his household as they might have between 1790 and 1815.
Each group will enjoy the following:
Militia Drill - Students will participate in an authentic colonial period militia drill*
*Dependent on weather and staff availability
The Tavern - Students explore the importance of taverns, currency, and bartering or trading in the lives of early white settlers on the western frontier
The Sevier Cabin - You never know what will happen in the Sevier Cabin! Students might be enthralled by Tennessee tall tales, explore the story box, or meet John Sevier or his wife Catherine “Bonny Kate” Sevier
The Kitchen - How do kitchens of the past compare to modern kitchens? Students explore this question and also have the opportunity to explore Bonny Kate’s pantry for the ingredients needed to make an authentic 18th-century recipe
The Herb Garden and Spring House - Senses will come alive as students see, touch, and smell herbs traditionally used for cooking and medicine and then take a trip down the hill to visit our pioneer refrigerator. ** Allergy alert: children will have the opportunity to touch and smell lemon balm, mint, and rosemary in season. Please take precautions as necessary
The Loom House - A working farm like Marble Springs would have grown the raw material for making their own cloth and clothes. Students learn about the basics of spinning, weaving, and using plants for unbelievably colorful natural dyes
The Trading Post Gift Shop - Our little gift shop offers a variety of souvenirs allowing both children and adults to fondly remember their time at Marble Springs
Kids will enjoy the tour and break for lunch (please bring a picnic lunch). After lunch, students make learn to make butter the old-fashioned way and enjoy a special snack for their hard work!
Fee for this trip is $11/student and $8/parent.
To sign up for this trip-
1- Click 'Going'
2- Comment under the SIGN UP HERE post with your numbers and how you paid.
3- Send in you fee via venmo to Theresa-West-22, to paypal to [email protected] or cashapp to $TWestPnP. Be sure to add a note so that I know who its from and what its for.
4- check back periodically for any updates- especially the night before and the morning of. Sign ups close March 27th.
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Marble Springs State Historic Site, 1220 W Governor John Sevier Hwy,Rockford, Tennessee, United States
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