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Heroes of the Hornet’s Nest
February 9 @ 11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Elijah Clark State Park – 2959 McCormick Highway, Lincolnton, GA 30817
Wreath registration information should be sent to Bill Tankersley by February 2, 2044 at
wjtank “at” comcast “dot” net
FRIDAY Wreath Registration – Please email 1) Organization, 2) name of Presenter, 3) Office or Title of Presenter, 4) email address, and 5) telephone number
10:00 AM – Kick off at the restored cabin and Elijah Clark Museum with a variety of demonstrations on colonial lifestyle, colonial attire, a Traveling Trunk display, period dulcimer music, and cannon and musket demonstrations. Authors of new period books will be on hand for book signings. SAR Color Guard members will bring pomp and circumstance to the occasion.
12:00 P.M. – A free indoor chili cookout and dessert buffet at noon will be served compliments of the Elijah Clark State Park, Lincoln County Historical Society, Chapters of the Georgia Society SAR; Elijah Clarke Chapter NSDAR.
1:00 PM – Please arrive for Wreath Presentation Check-in.
1:30 P.M. – Heroes of the Hornets’ Nest Wreath Ceremony at Elijah Clarke’s grave. Regional color guard and militia units will combine to bring pomp and circumstance to the occasion. The
ceremony will be held in indoor facilities at the park in the event of inclement weather. Augusta University Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Hubert van Tuyll will present “Could Britain have
Won Part of the War? Geography, Strategy, and the War in the South.”
Park entry fees will be waived for attendees.