History of SugarHouse Site


06/04/2008 - 6:30pm

Revolutionary War British Fort on the SugarHouse Casino Site: See the Evidence and Meet those who Revealed it

"Colonial History of Shackamaxon & Kensington, 1664-1777." - Torben Jenk.

"Redoubt No. 1 and the British Occupation of Philadelphia within the context of the American War of Independence." Robert A. Selig, PhD., historian and author.

"Archaeology and the Revolutionary War in Philadelphia." - David G. Orr, PhD., F.A.A.R. (Fellow, American Academy in Rome), formerly with the National Park Service, currently in the Department of Anthropology at Temple University, has a long history of archaeological investigations at Valley Forge, Fort Mifflin and other sites in and around Philadelphia.

"Riparian rights and the Delaware River: 18th-century maritime law and 21st-century development." - Hal Schirmer, J.D., Esq., attorney and historian.

Refreshments will be served in honor of the birthday of King George III, June 4, 1738.

Date:
Wednesday June 4, 2008

Time:
6:30 pm-8:30 pm

Location:
3555 Woodland Walk
McNeil Center for American Studies
Philadelphia, PA

Contact:
Torben Jenk (email: torben.jenk @ verizon.net)