Cherokee Attack on Fort Dobbs

Join them for the annual Fort Dobbs Cherokee Attack Anniversary Reenactment on February 23-24, 2019 at the Fort Dobbs State Historic Site in Statesville, North Carolina. Musket and cannon firing demonstrations will be highlights the program at Fort Dobbs State Historic Site commemorating action from the French and Indian War. The Fort Dobbs Cherokee Attack Anniversary Reenactment program will recall the attack on February 27, 1760 on the 30-man garrison at Fort Dobbs that engaged them in a bloody, confusing, night-time skirmish with as many as 70 Cherokee warriors. This living history will give visitors a glimpse of what life was like for the soldiers and settlers seeking protection through on-going displays of camp life, as well as scheduled musket and cannon firing demonstrations.