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For Immediate Release
Revolution on the Tuscarawas Encampment at Fort Laurens
(BOLIVAR, Ohio, June 26, 2008) – A Revolutionary War reenactment will take place July 12, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July 13 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Laurens in Bolivar, Ohio.
In 1779, a garrison of fewer than 200 Americans withstood a siege of British and allied Indian forces at this outpost on the Ohio frontier. Through the long winter, the troops fought off enemy attacks and the threat of starvation. Twenty- three soldiers died. Their sacrifice is honored in the Fort Laurens Tomb of the Unknown Patriot of the American Revolution, the final resting place of one of the fallen defenders of the Fort.
The weekend will consist of living historians from the Battalion of the American Revolution, cooking demonstrations, battle reenactments, ladies demonstrations and sutlers. The event is sponsored by the Ohio Historical Society with the participation of The Friends of Fort Laurens.
Fort Laurens is one of 58 sites operated by the Ohio Historical Society, a private, nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology, and natural history. The site is located at the south edge of Bolivar, in Tuscarawas County, on County Road 102 about 1/2 mile south of State Route 212. Take Exit 93 off I-77. For additional information, call 330-874-2059 or 800-283-8914 or go online at www.ohiohistory.org.
Media contact: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
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