Mississinewa+1812

Mississinewa 1812
//Historic Mississinewa Battlefield,// located 7 Miles North of Marion, IN on State Road 15 //Tickets:// $5.00 in advance and $7.00 at the door. //Hours:// 9-4 on Friday, and 9-5 on Saturday and Sunday.

October 8-10, 2010 October 7-9, 2011
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About
Award winning Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history museum in the United States. This annual three-day event, sponsored by the Mississinewa Battlefield Society, is a historical commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa fought on this location December 17-18, 1812. All demonstrators dress in period clothing and will gladly answer questions about life during the early 19th century.

[[image:photo_068.jpg align="left"]]Military Encampments
View the daily life of a War of 1812 soldier in both the American and British military encampments. Ongoing demonstrations of field drill, artillery firing, musket and rifle drill, battlefield surgery and battle re-enactments are offered daily.

Indian Village
Participants can tour the largest reconstructed woodland Indian village in the United States and listen to story-telling, as well as view demonstrations of fire-starting, cooking, and other aspects of Native American life.

Rivertown
Visit with any of the 34 early 19th century master printers, musicians, gunsmiths, tinsmiths, silversmiths, soapmakers, woodwrights, blacksmiths, and other traditional craftsmen. Also available is period food and drink from over 20 food purveyors.

Wilderness Area
Life along the rivers and streams in 1812 is recreated in the trapper, voyager and pirate camps along the Mississinewa River. Each of these camps feature ongoing demonstrations of fire starting, open fire cooking, animal skinning, and storytelling in this unique display of wilderness life.

Website
[|www.mississinewa1812.com]