Events
14th Kentucky Rifle Frolic
Annual Kentucky Rifle Exhibit &
Pre-1840
Primitive Reenactment Camp
June 14 & 15, 2008
At the Boulton Plantation – Belfast
Exit off of Route 33
Follow the brown BOULTON HISTORIC SITE Signs to the event.
Sat. 10 AM to 5 PM & Sunday 10 AM to 4 PM
Directions
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Included exhibitions and activities...
18th - 19th Century Living History
Encampment
A pre-1840 style living history encampment.
See What Living on the frontier was really like. Complete with knife
and tomahawk throwing, blackpowder shooting, primitive fishing,
primitive archery range, hearth cooking and all the sights, sounds
and smells of real history!
New This Year
Black powder trap shooting competition -
Sunday morning.
“See the Newly Renovated”
Pennsylvania Longrifle Museum
SPECIAL DISPLAY will be rifles and smoothbores
of the American fur trade, accouterments of the fur trapper and
traders plus trade goods of all description.
Display of original Henry flintlock
and percussion firearms.
1800 Nicholas Hawk Gun Shop
See the newly restored Nicholas Hawk Gunshop.
John Joseph Henry House
Tour our 1832 Philadelphia style townhouse.
All the collections, furnishings, books, paintings, house wares,
etc. are ALL Henry family possessions. Take the tour and see how
an affluent 19th century family lived in rural Pennsylvania.
John Joseph Henry House
The Blacksmith Shop
Hear the ring of the blacksmiths hammer at
work producing ironware for the Boulton Plantation and for YOU our
friends and supporters ( visit the gift shop ).
The Summer Kitchen
See our 18th & 19th century hearth cooks
in action preparing
authentic dishes of early America. Maybe pick up a new recipe.
The summer kitchen at Jacobsburg.
Gardens
Visit our 19th century gardens, both formal
flower and Herb gardens. Sit and enjoy.
The Gunsmith Shop
Observe our master craftsmen and their apprentices
recreating the Henry longrifles and half-stock rifles of the fur
trade period. Bring along your family heirloom rifle and have our
experts tell you all about it's history and maker.
A JJ Henry halfstock percussion rifle
with accoutrements.
“Wayside Exhibits in Henry’s
Woods”
Enjoy our newly installed Wayside Exhibits
and take a walking tour of boulton. These exhibits are the culmination
of six years of work. Please enjoy and learn.
Sponsored by:
Jacobsburg Historical Society
402 Henry Road, Nazareth, PA. 18064
Directions:
From Routes 22 or 80, Take Route 33
to the Belfast Exit .
Then follow the Detour signs to the Boulton Plantation.
Admission
Admission $ 3.00 Adults
Children under 12 -Free
Free to J.H.S. Members
Jacobsburg Historical Society
Jan Ballard - 610-759-9029
Website - www.jacobsburg.org
Email - jacobsburg@rcn.com
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