Having A Blast Reliving History
(Staff File Photo)
Civil War re-enactors fire-off a cannon at Camp Ford Historical Park in Tyler.
Cannon and rifle fire will echo across East Texas this weekend as Camp Ford will become home to Civil War reenactors who will relive the sights and - most notably - the sounds of the War Between the States.
The fourth Civil War Living History Weekend at Camp Ford is scheduled for Friday through Sunday, publicity officials announced.
The weekend, which will feature re-enactors camping on site as well as blank cannon firing and rifle firing and other living history displays, will be held in conjunction with the annual Tyler Spring Flower and Azalea Trail.
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Jamie Thornton, 5, of Tyler, plays in front of his family’s tent at Camp Ford Historical Park in Tyler.
Events will begin at 10 a.m. each day and conclude at 4 p.m.
Re-enactors from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana will take part.
A retirement of Confederate Flags Ceremony is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday and a church service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Sunday.
For more information, call 903-725-6774.
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