Heritage State Park on the banks of the Taunton River was the setting for Fall River Heritage Days commemorating the 230th anniversary of the Battle of Fall River held on August 23rd and 24th, 2008. Sponsored by the Lafayette-Durfee House, the Friends of Heritage State Park, the City of Fall River and the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, the event included a Revolutionary War encampment, musket drills, Colonial Era demonstrations, an 18th Century Colonial fashion display and other historical displays from the Friends of Oak Grove Cemetery, the Fall River Fire Museum, the Fall River Preservation Society and Green Futures. Free trolley rides were available to these locations where admission was half price. Funding for the event was provided by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council. Click here for the Herald News article about the event. For further information about the event, contact David Jennings at 508-821-5976.
 

(Top row. left) Nathaniel Becker of Swansea and Patrick O'Brian of Warren, RI, members of the Second Rhode Island Regiment, assemble for a muster on the green. (Top row, right) Captain Carl Becker of Swansea reviews his troops. (Middle row, left) Doug Butler of Centerville and Rick Lincoln of Carver watch the musters from a safe distance. (Middle row, center) Robert Santos and John Medes of Fall River talk with Matthew Mees, dressed in his colonial uniform. (Middle row, right) Wig merchant Michael Kaplan of Brookline, NH, discusses some of the intricacies of wig maintenance. (Bottom row, left) andrew and Doreen Lenart of Fall River and their daughter listen to Earl Trickey of Swansea describe the life of a colonial soldier. (Bottom row, center) Vickie Fisher of New Hampshire, Larry McDonald of Jamestown, RI, and Jean Nichols of Texas wait for some nutritious food to be served for lunch. (Bottom row, right) Sue Felshin of Concord has her dress adjusted by Hallie Larkin of Swansea as Stephanie Smith of Natick looks on.