This year, the 35th was once again in attendance at the Fall of Fort Washington event at Ft. Tryon Park in New York City. This event, near the Cloisters, commemorates the final significant opposition to British control over the city. The event, hosted by NY Parks Department, is held each year to commemorate the Continental withdrawal over to New Jersey. The 35th was the only British presence this time, but we nevertheless had a great time working with our Continental counterparts and George Washington, portrayed by Mike Grillo. Washington himself was not at the fall of Fort Washington, but Mike nevertheless presents that side of the story and talks about the conflict from the perspective of the commander-in-chief. Norm Goben spoke about the battle for the fort itself, which was assaulted by Hessians from multiple angles. Dawn Elliott was doing cooking demonstrations while Joel Schlemowitz put on a period puppet show to entertain the audience. There was also a blacksmith with a portable forge, showing how ironwork is done.
We spent the day talking with a steady flow of visitors who had very interesting questions and were universally pleasant to interact with. We also took the opportunity to fly our new King's Colour reproduction for the first time. The British camp, which was our fly, was therefore unmistakable with the 6' square flag marking our place.
We thank everyone involved with the event, particularly Ollie DeMeio, and look forward to next time. Pictures below are from Jennifer Beckett and Manonce, Artist.
We spent the day talking with a steady flow of visitors who had very interesting questions and were universally pleasant to interact with. We also took the opportunity to fly our new King's Colour reproduction for the first time. The British camp, which was our fly, was therefore unmistakable with the 6' square flag marking our place.
We thank everyone involved with the event, particularly Ollie DeMeio, and look forward to next time. Pictures below are from Jennifer Beckett and Manonce, Artist.
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