Location: Rochambeau Park, AKA Yorktown Grange Fair Grounds, 99 Moseman Road, Yorktown
In a free, immersive family-friendly experience on Saturday, May 20, visitors will learn about one of three Revolutionary War encampment sites that helped shape our nation’s history right here in Westchester County.
Meet a Rochambeau scholar, French dignitaries, living history teachers, French, Continental and British forces in uniform performing drills and firing muskets, participate in an encampment setup (adults and kids) with model muskets, greet exhibitors in period dress, wander the spacious grounds, enjoy the food and beverage and greet animals from the day.
Learn how Westchester's Yorktown played a crucial role with French General Rochambeau and the French Army aiding General Washington and the Continental Army in the fight for freedom from British rule!
It will be a unique opportunity to bring the Revolutionary War to life and inspire a new generation of history buffs.
The event was announced by the Yorktown Heritage Preservation Commission /Yorktown 250, in partnership with the Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters in Hartsdale, North Castle Historical Society and the New York State Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Organization.
The three Westchester Revolutionary War encampment sites are Rochambeau Park in Yorktown, Smith’s Tavern in Armonk and Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters in Hartsdale. Download the free audio tour, soon to be released at TravelStorys.