Thaddeus Lowe Balloon Demonstration

A replica of Thaddeus Lowe’s hot-air balloon will be on display.  Bring your camera.  The balloon will be inflated and visitors can pose in the balloon’s basket for commemorative photos. Several free children’s activities are available and  Civil War re-enactors will be on site.  “Thaddeus Lowe” will be interviewed by Washington’s Evening Star reporter, “Crosby Noyes”  and visitors will hear “Lowe” describe his balloon experience here in Falls Church on June 24, 1861.  Local Civil War Era artifacts will be on display and Civil War Era memorabilia and toys will be available for sale.  Local maps and other items of historical interest including the new Falls Church Civil War Trail Markers and the Falls Church African American Heritage Trail will be introduced to the public.