Reenactors bring history to life By Kevin Taylor Apr 24, 2013 Apr 24, 2013 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Kenneth Branson demonstrating the 1-pound cannon at Fort Toulouse. Photo by Kevin Taylor Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While they have different stories and are from various towns across the country, they have one thing in common — a love for history.Dozens of reenactors were on hand Saturday and Sunday at Fort Toulouse/Fort Jackson Historic Site for the annual French and Indian War encampment. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm(9:=6 C66?24E@CD H6C6 ECJ:?8 E@ DE2G6 @77 E96 >@C?:?8 49:== $F?52J[ s2G6 $H:?7@C5 E@@< 25G2?E286 @7 E96 4=62C D<:6D E@ A@=:D9 FA 9:D >FD<6E H:E9 DE66= H@@=]k^Am kAm$H:?7@C5[ =:<6 >@DE @7 9:D 76==@H C6\6?24E@CD[ 2=D@ 92D E2<6? A2CE :? G2C:@FD E:>6 A6C:@5 C6\6?24E>6?ED]k^AmkAm%9:D E:>6 E96 w:?6DG:==6[ v2][ AC@5F4E D6CG65 2D 2 qC:E:D9 D@=:56C H2E49:?8 @G6C 42>A]k^AmkAm“x 2=H2JD H2?E65 E@ 36 2 9:DE@CJ E62496C[ 3FE x H@F?5 FA E6249:?8 :? 6=6>6?E2CJ D49@@= 7@C ae J62CD[” $H:?7@C5 D2:5]k^AmkAm$H:?7@C5’D C66?24E:?8 DA2?D 324< E@ E96 `hf_D H96? 96 H2D A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? E96 uFC %C256 tC2] w6 =2E6C >@G65 @? E@ E96 r:G:= (2C[ E96 (2C @7 `g`a 2?5 E96 #6G@=FE:@?2CJ (2C 367@C6 E96 uC6?49 2?5 x?5:2? (2C 6C2]k^AmkAm“x H2D 8:G6? 2 >FD<6E 2E `e[ 2?5 E96? x DE2CE65 92?8:?8 @FE H:E9 D@>6 @7 E96 @=56C 7@=<D H9:=6 x H2D =:G:?8 :? D@FE96C? ~9:@ 2?5 H2D 9@@<65 7C@> E96C6[” $H:?7@C5 25565]k^AmkAm$2> w2CC:D@? @7 {2HC6?46G:==6[ v2][ :D 2 =2HJ6C 3J EC256[ 3FE H2D D6CG:?8 2D 2 qC:E:D9 @77:46C @? $F?52J]k^AmkAm“x H2D 2 9:DE@CJ >2;@C :? 4@==686 2?5 3682? C6\6?24E:?8 :? `hhg … (@H[ 5@6D :E D66> E92E =@?8 28@n” 96 2D<65]k^AmkAm(9:=6 E96 >6? H6C6 862C:?8 FA 7@C E96 C66?24E>6?E @7 2 32EE=6 @? E96 A=2:?D @7 E96 A2C<[ s@??2 $AC25=6J H2D 3FDJ 2E 96C 56D< :? @?6 @7 E96 3F?< 9@FD6D 2E E96 7@CE 4@>A=6E:?8 96C A6?4:= 5C2H:?8 @7 u@CE %@F=@FD6]k^AmkAm$AC25=6J 3642>6 6?8C@DD65 H:E9 E96 9:DE@CJ @7 E96 A2C< H96? D96 G@=F?E66C65 E@ 5@ C6D62C49 7@C 2 7C:6?5 H9:=6 D96 H2D H@C<:?8 A2CE E:>6 2E E96 !C2EEG:==6 {:3C2CJ]k^AmkAm“x =@G6 E9:D 3642FD6 H6 D9@H E96 =:G:?8 9:DE@CJ @7 E9:D A2C< 2?5 9@H H6 4@F=5 DFCG:G6 H:E9@FE E96 =FIFCJ @7 6=64EC:4:EJ[” D96 D2:5]k^AmkAmwF?5C65D @7 A6@A=6 H6C6 23=6 E@ :?E6C24E H:E9 E96 C66?24E@CD H9@ H6C6 2E G2C:@FD DE286 A@:?ED H:E9:? E96 7@CE 2C62]k^AmkAm$@>6 @7 E96 C6\6?24E@CD E@@< A2C< :? 82>6D H96C6 E96J H6C6 E:>65 :? =@25:?8[ 7:C:?8[ C6=@25:?8 2?5 7:C:?8 2 >FD<6E]k^AmkAm%96J 2=D@ E@@< A2CE :? 2I6 E9C@H:?8[ 2>@?8 G2C:@FD @E96C 24E:G:E:6D 367@C6 E96 32EE=6 @? $F?52J]k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Historical Reenactment Heritage Interpretation Organized Events Military Operations Recommended for you Herald e-Edition Wetumpka Herald Wetumpka Herald Most Popular A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE Child rapist sentenced to 50 years in plea deal Storm damage closes portion of Holtville Road Argument leads to assault arrest Damage reported as storms pass through Elmore County Guns stolen during Elmore robbery Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 44° Clear70° / 34° 3 AM 43° 4 AM 42° 5 AM 42° 6 AM 42° 7 AM 42° Online Poll Did you wear green for St. Patty’s Day? You voted: Yes No - I got pinched Vote View Results Back
