225th Anniversary of the Invasion of New Haven

Commemorating the 225th Anniversary of the
Invasion of New Haven, July 5, 1779

UPDATE: - Battle Start time now 10:00am

Saturday, June 26, 2004
(Rain Date - Sunday, June 27, 2004)
9:00am - 3:00pm

Admission is free of charge and open to the public.

Presented by:

Fort Nathan Hale Restoration Projects, Inc
The West Haven Historical Society
The Ward-Heitmann House Museum

Featuring

Second Company Governor’s Foot Guard
Connecticut Colony Military Association (CCMA)
Northeast Topographical Engineers

Also participating and supporting various activities

Boy Scout Troop 401, East Haven
New Haven Colony Historical Society
Yale University
City of New Haven

City of West Haven


Fort Nathan Hale and Black Rock Fort
36 Woodward Ave, New Haven, CT 06512

9:00 am British-Continental Battle starting at Lighthouse Park
1:30 - 2:00 pm Ceremony at Flag Court
All Day - Fort Activities


Ward-Heitmann House Museum
277 Elm St, West Haven, CT 06516-4647

10:30 am - Presentation

By Special Arrangement harbor crossing with Schooner, Inc


West Haven Historical Society
682 Main Street, West Haven, CT 06516

9:00 - 9: 35 am The Second Company Governor's Foot Guard leads the march of dignitaries, Savin Rock Conference Center.
10:00 - 10:30 am The Governor's Foot Guard presents a concert of period music in the Gazebo on the Green.
10:00 - 12:00 pm Costumed docents will be stationed at the Prudden Street grave site of British Adjutant William Campbell.
10:00 - 12:00 pm Costumed docents will circulate around the beautiful National Register Green and other locations.
11:00 Governor's Foot Guard and dignitaries from Yale University and the City of New Haven ceremony at the magnificent bronze "Defenders' Monument," Boulevard and Route One.


Specal Thanks to our Sponsors

RECOL, LLC
Fusco Corporation
Fucci Corporation
Elm City Parks Conservancy
Wachovia Bank
NewAlliance Bank
People's Bank



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