Main Street was booming over the weekend as about 50 reenactors participated in “Gloucester 1776: A Revolutionary Experience.” The sounds of musket and cannon fire filled Gloucester Main Street over the two-day event. Museum Coordinator Robert Kelly said that over the two days a total of 273 guests attended the event with many coming from outside the county. He said that more than 100 students came out and completed the scavenger hunt. The event was put on thanks to the efforts of the Gloucester Museum of History, Gloucester Historical Society, Friends of the Museum, the 7th Virginia Regiment, and Gloucester’s Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department. Above, members of the 7th Virginia put on an artillery demonstration.
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