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Patriots at Sea: An American Seaport Prepares for War

When:

July 25, 2026 · 10:00 AM

Where:

Historic Bath, NC

Source:

NC State Parks – Events

Learn about the lives of sailors who will become a part of our new nation’s defense and what a local seaport was like as they prepared for war. Speak with the ships’ surgeons and sailors who are awaiting the next boat to depart. Drop by the Tavern for talk of the simmering war and outrage over British impressment of sailors. See musket firings demonstrations as the men prepare for war. Book signing and talk by Benjamin Schaffer on The First Fleets: Colonial Navies of the British Atlantic Worl