The Brandywine Battlefield Park is again open for visitors. The park officially opened Sunday, March 10 during Charter Day.
Charter Day, in honor of the William Penn Charter, is observed every spring in Pennsylvania. State-owned park facilities — even those the state doesn’t operate such as Brandywine — are open for business.
As the park usually does on these occasions, there were tours of Washington’s Headquarters, musket and other military demonstrations along with re-enactors explaining various aspects of colonial and 18th century military life.
Andrew Outten, the park’s education director, is eager to get the park up and running again for 2013. He said he’s trying to reinstate the 2nd Sunday lecture series and generate more educational programs and living history events.
New for this year are some hands on displays in the education room. Outten said the displays would be up unless the space was needed for a specific program.
“The main goal,” he said, “is to let people know we’re still here.”
Photo caption: Tom the gunsmith talks 18th century weaponry with visitors to the Brandywine Battlefield Park during Charter Day.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
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