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Pirates & Privateers Presentation - Fairhaven

Friday September 8, 2017 10:00 am
Fort PheonixFort Street 9south end)Tour begins at fort flagpoleFairhaven MA

Description

See Greybeard & Abby at Fort Phoenix, Fairhaven, MA, Friday mornings through September at 10:00, weather permitting. Hear tales of pirates and Revolutionary War privateers. Learn about Nathaniel Pope and the Revolution's first naval battle and Noah Stoddard of the privateer Scammel, who caotured the town of Lunenberg, Nova Scotia. Hear from Abby, a ship's doctor, about herbs and leeches and amputation and smoke enemas. And watch a real swivel cannon be loaded and fired!

Who

Family friendly.

Cost

FREE

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