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241st Anniversary of the attack at the House in the Horseshoe
101-499 Alston House Rd, Sanford, NC 27330, USAThe Sandhills SAR Chapter invites all to join us for a day of living history to honor the 241st 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 Keynote Speaker for the SAR ceremony will be Chris Grimes, Senior Vice President NC Society, Sons of the American Revolution. In addition to his SAR duties, Chris is a Historical Interpreter, Mariner’s Museum, Newport News, VA and a Living Historian/Reenactor with a focus on 18th and 19th century medicine, navy and artillery.
The event will be in person, on Saturday August 6th at 10:00 am.
The site will have scheduled demonstrations during the day and tours of the Alston House. A reenactment of the battle will occur at 2:00 PM. There will be no events on Sunday.
If you would like to present a wreath on site, that is very much appreciated and the opportunity is scheduled into the event planning.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Fusselbaugh at
241st Anniversary of the attack at the House in the Horseshoe
101-499 Alston House Rd, Sanford, NC 27330, USAThe Sandhills SAR Chapter invites all to join us for a day of living history to honor the 241st 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 Keynote Speaker for the SAR ceremony will be Chris Grimes, Senior Vice President NC Society, Sons of the American Revolution. In addition to his SAR duties, Chris is a Historical Interpreter, Mariner’s Museum, Newport News, VA and a Living Historian/Reenactor with a focus on 18th and 19th century medicine, navy and artillery.
The event will be in person, on Saturday August 6th at 10:00 am.
The site will have scheduled demonstrations during the day and tours of the Alston House. A reenactment of the battle will occur at 2:00 PM. There will be no events on Sunday.
If you would like to present a wreath on site, that is very much appreciated and the opportunity is scheduled into the event planning.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Fusselbaugh at
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 |