Media Release
Fort Clinch State Park
Brandon Volbrecht
(904) 277-7226
February 26, 2017 3:00 p.m.
Visitors are invited to an interpretive program that portrays a soldier’s life in 1861.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Fort Clinch State Park will host a Confederate Garrison event on Saturday, March 18 and Sunday, March 19, 2017.
This program will allow visitors to interact with living historians to experience life in the fort as it was in 1861. The grounds will be bustling with soldiers in period costumes involved in firing demonstrations, marching drills, cooking and daily activities. Ladies in their dresses, sutlers displaying their wares and drummer boys bring every part of the civil war era to life. Come join in this unique, family friendly event.
Fees include the $6.00 per vehicle Park entrance fee plus $2.00 per person Fort admission.
For additional information, contact the park at (904) 277-7274 or visit www.FloridaStateParks.org
The event will take place:
Saturday, March 18, 2017
9:00am – 5:00pm
Sunday, March 19, 2017
9:00am – 12:00pm
Fort Clinch State Park
2601 Atlantic Avenue
Fernandina Beach, Florida