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Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site Events
October 2023
October 21
On October 21st and 22nd from 10am-4pm both days, come see the skills and trades used in constructing the town of Washington. You will see surveyors, blacksmithing, brick making, log and frame construction demos, and carpentry. “Buy” a town lot at a recreation of a Washington Town Company auction, and then find where the actual lot was on the park grounds! There will be plenty of activities...
October 22
On October 21st and 22nd from 10am-4pm both days, come see the skills and trades used in constructing the town of Washington. You will see surveyors, blacksmithing, brick making, log and frame construction demos, and carpentry. “Buy” a town lot at a recreation of a Washington Town Company auction, and then find where the actual lot was on the park grounds! There will be plenty of activities...
October 28
Join us on Saturday Oct 28 from 10am to 4pm outside the Tavern at Washington on the Brazos as we commemorate the 156th anniversary of Henry and Rachel Fanthorp's passing.
We will be constructing a coffin using the same materials and methods used in the 1860s and describing some of the mourning rituals of the Victorian Era.
November 2023
November 18
You are summoned to attend the Third Judicial District Court of the Republic of Texas at the Town of Washington!
Do you like crime dramas or courtroom epics? Then this program is for you! Step into an 1830s district courtroom and witness the recreation of Republic of Texas V. Samuel L. Smith, a horse stealing case from 1837. You will also learn about the lawyers, judges, crimes, and...
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