PENNYPACKER MILLS

Photos: Revolutionary War encampment comes alive at Pennypacker Mills

The event last weekend featured fanfare and American Revolution-era demonstrations.

By James Short

Photographer / Videographer

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

By Tony Di Domizio

Managing Editor

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Revolutionary War Weekend. Photo by James Short.

The event last weekend featured fanfare and American Revolution-era demonstrations.

Pennypacker Mills in Schwenksville went back in time 247 years last weekend.

For the second year, Montgomery County residents were able to experience life during the Revolutionary War, as the Colonial revival mansion and Revolutionary War encampment site was transformed into an American Revolution-era military encampment, similar to the Continental Army's at Pennypacker Mills in 1777.

The free event featured dozens of reenactors portraying soldiers and camp followers, cavalry demonstrations, firing and maneuvering drills, guest lecturers, food and beer, an exhibition on Merchant Marine privateers from the AWI Privateer Museum, a Colonial brewing demonstration, crafts, and Colonial fife and drum music.

Pennypacker Mills is at 5 Haldeman Road and is operated by the county's Division of Parks, Trails & Historic Sites. The site is open year-round for free guided tours, craft workshops, special presentations, education programs and more.

Revolutionary War Weekend.
By James Short

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James “Jimmy James” Short is a talented, self-taught photographer with over a decade of experience in photography and videography. A North Penn High School graduate, Jimmy has worked as a freelancer for various local and regional media outlets before joining North Penn Now and Wissahickon Now.

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Tony Di Domizio

Tony Di Domizio is the Managing Editor of NorthPennNow, PerkValleyNow, and CentralBucksNow, and a staff writer for WissNow. Email him at tony@northpennnow.com. Tony graduated from Kutztown University and went on to serve as a reporter and editor for various news organizations, including Patch/AOL, The Reporter in Lansdale, Pa., and The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa. He was born and raised in and around Lansdale and attended North Penn High School. Lansdale born. St. Patrick's Day, 1980.