Starts at Fort Phoenix flagpole, Fort St., Fairhaven
Listen to an authentically dressed colonial militiaman tell stories of the history of Fort Phoenix from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War. Then watch him unpack his haversack and blanket roll to explain the equipment and supplies that a militia volunteer had to carry with him when on alert and learn about 18th-Century dental and medical practices. This tour is interesting to children as well as adults. Tour includes flintlock musket firing demonstration. Tour lasts about 75 minutes. Sponsored by the Office of Tourism. Free. For more information: 508-979-4085.
