Experience life on the early American frontier at Early Frontier Days, presented by the Rocky Mount Historical Association & Overmountain Victory Trail Association (OVTA)! This immersive living history event brings the 18th century to life with hands-on demonstrations, engaging presentations, and dramatic storytelling.

Event Highlights:

• Living History Demonstrations: Watch weaving, blacksmithing, and other frontier trades in action.

• Militia Encampment: Discover 18th-century military life and learn survival skills.

• Historical Presentations: Uncover the Overmountain Men’s pivotal role in the American Revolution.

• Explore Historic Buildings: Meet costumed interpreters inside the Cobb House and original cabins.

• Storytelling by the Fire: Enjoy captivating tales of frontier life under the stars.

Featured Talks & Demonstrations:

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬!

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟗-𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 | 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞, 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐬, 𝐓𝐍

𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 (𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝟗:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌) | 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 (𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌)

𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬 & 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

‣ 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲 (𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲) – Welcome, militia drills & OVTA presentation

‣ 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 (𝟏𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐚𝐭 & 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐮𝐧) – Rocky Mount’s role in America’s founding

‣ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐧 & 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 (𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐚𝐭 & 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐮𝐧) – OVTA storytelling

‣ 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐚𝐭 & 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐒𝐮𝐧) – Stories of resilience & leadership

‣ 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 – Pioneer tales of survival & courage

𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬-𝐎𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝟏𝟎:𝟑𝟎 𝐀𝐌 – 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌)

𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬

𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 & 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

𝐅𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 & 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬

𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Get your tickets online! 1-day & 2-day passes available

This family-friendly event is perfect for history lovers of all ages. Come walk in the footsteps of pioneers, soldiers, and storytellers as we celebrate the spirit of the early frontier!

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