Muskets Will Fire at Colonial Dorchester for Saturday Event

Archaeologists digging up history, guided tours of a 250-year-old fort, and Revolutionary War-era muskets being fired - these are just some of the things you will experience during Colonial Dorchester: Under the Crescent Saturday, Sept. 14.

The public is invited to a Revolutionary War program at Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site in Summerville.  Watch members of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment re-create the experience of South Carolina’s Continental soldiers.  Due to the musket firing, visitors are encouraged to leave pets at home.

Events are scheduled Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  There is a fee of $2 for ages 15 and up, $1.25 for S.C. Seniors, and free for children under 14. 

Colonial Dorchester is located on the site of Dorchester, a trading town that flourished along the Ashley River from 1697 through the Revolutionary War.

More information on Colonial Dorchester and the State Park Service is at www.SouthCarolinaParks.com. The park can be contacted at Achapman@scprt.com or 843-873-1740.