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    240th Anniversary of the attack at The House in the Horseshoe (CG)

    10:00 AM-12:00 PM
    August 07, 2021
    Sandhills Chapter SAR
    Alston House
    288 Alston House Road, Deep River, NC

    The Sandhills SAR Chapter invites all to join us for a day of living history to honor the 240th Anniversary of the attack at The Alston House or The House in the Horseshoe. Living history displays on 18th Century life as well as scheduled demonstrations will occur throughout the day.

    The event will be in person, on Saturday August 7th at 10:00 am and also broadcast via ZOOM:

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    Meeting ID: 836 1110 6011

    The site will have scheduled demonstrations including paint making,  medical display, display of antique firearms, a militia encampment and more. Tours of the Alston House are also available. The usual afternoon reenactment of the battle will not be held this year.  There will be no events on Sunday.

    If you would like to present a wreath, that is very much appreciated and the opportunity is scheduled into the event planning. Please indicate below whether that would be on site or vitural.

    If you have any questions, please contact Mike Fusselbaugh at

    Please use the following link to RSVP no later than August 1, if possible.

     

    PLEASE REGISTER HERE

    2021 House in the Horseshoe RSVP














Annual NCSSAR Events

See the map below for the locations of annual commemorations that occur throughout the state on or around their anniversary date.

 

1 February 1781 Battle of Cowan’s Ford Huntersville, NC
27 February 1776 Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge Currie, NC
15 March 1781 Battle of Guilford Courthouse Greensboro, NC
12 April 1776 Adoption of the Halifax Resolves Halifax, NC
16 May Battles of Alamance County Burlington, NC
20 May 1775 Signing of the Mecklenberg Declaration of Independence Charlotte, NC
20 June 1775 Adoption of the Liberty Point Resolves Fayetteville, NC
20 June 1780 Battle of Ramsour’s Mill Lincolnton, NC
21 July 1780 Battle of Colson’s Mill Norwood, NC
29 July 1781 Attack at the House in the Horseshoe Deep River, NC
2 August 1781 Battle of Rockfish Creek Wallace, NC
14 August 1775 Issuance of the Tryon Resolves Bessemer City, NC
25-27 August 1774 Issuance of the New Bern Resolves New Bern, NC
1 October 1780 Crossing of the Catawba at Greenlee Ford Morganton, NC
7 October 1780 Battle of Kings Mountain Blacksburg, SC
14 October 1780 Battle of Shallow’s Ford Huntsville, NC

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