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Long
Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat Set for September in Shelbyville, KY
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Painted Stone
Settlers re-enact 1781 massacre near Squire Boone’s station
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Shelby
County, KY – August 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The Painted Stone Settlers
will re-enact a bloody chapter in Shelbyville’s
frontier history during the weekend of Sept. 12-13, 2015, at Red Orchard
Park. The Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat recalls the 1781 Indian
attack on evacuating settlers and the ambush the next day of an aid party
that left many dead and wounded. The juried re-enactors take their name
from an outpost built two and a half miles north of present-day Shelbyville
in 1780 by Daniel Boone’s brother, Squire Boone and 13 families.
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“I
have this minute returned from a little excursion against the Enemy &
my party, 27 in number, are all dispersed & cut to pieces except 9
who came off the field ...,” Col. John Floyd wrote to George Rogers Clark
immediately following the ambush. “I don’t yet know who are killed ...
A party was defeated yesterday near the same place & many Women and
Children wounded.”
This
living history event will take place on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon,
followed by a Prisoner Exchange. Additionally, there will be heritage skills
demonstrations – spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, fire starting, laundry,
customs of the 18th century – and militia life and a Native American campsite
will be depicted. Experience the sounds and smell of an 18th century cannon,
visit with Kentucky authors and engage in lively conversation with costumed
interpreters.
The
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will provide a special American flag
ceremony prior to the battle re-enactment. At dusk on Saturday night, Russell
Morris will present traditional Shawnee storytelling and singing.
Long
Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat
Festival
website: www.PaintedStoneSettlers.org
Date:
Saturday, Sept. 12 (10 a.m.-5 p.m.), and Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015 (10 a.m.-4
p.m.)
Battle
Re-enactment: 2 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m. Sunday.
Place:
Red Orchard Park, 704 Kentucky Street, Shelbyville, KY 40065
Cost:
$6/adults; $3/children 12 and under; $5/seniors; FREE for active military.
Note:
A food vendor will be onsite both days. Bleacher seating is available and
guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and shade umbrellas.
Make
plans to overnight on Friday or Saturday. Choose from a number of well-known
chain hotels, two lodges ideal for large families and small groups, and
two bed and breakfast inns, including Yellow Carriage House and the new
Blues End Farm. Click here
for information about accommodations, local restaurants and other things
to see and do during your visit.
Media
Contacts:
Kathy
Cummings, President, 502-228-3746
The
Painted Stone Settlers, www.PaintedStoneSettlers.org
Katie
F. Fussenegger, CTP, Executive Director, 502-633-6388
ShelbyKY
Tourism Commission & Visitors Bureau, www.VisitShelbyKy.com
Photo:
The re-enactment of The Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat takes place
Sept. 12-13, 2015.
Credit:
The Painted Stone Settlers
Hi-
and Low-Res photos available.
About
the Painted Stone Settlers
The
Painted Stone Settlers, Inc., a non-profit group located in Shelbyville,
Ky., is dedicated to bringing the 1781 history of the area to life through
the re-enactment, the Long Run Massacre and Floyd’s Defeat, held annually
the second full weekend in September, and other public forums.
About
ShelbyKY
Tucked
between Louisville and Frankfort, Ky., Shelbyville/Simpsonville/Shelby
County (ShelbyKY) form a community
of small-town charm and world-class equestrian events. The American Saddlebred
Capital of the World, its rolling landscape is home to 90-plus historic
Saddlebred horse farms and breeding and training facilities where visitors
can go behind-the-scenes for a rare peek into the world of these captivating
show horses. ShelbyKY’s dining landscape includes culinary icons Old Stone
Inn and Claudia Sanders Dinner House; overnight choices include a number
of brand name chain hotels, group lodgings and bed and breakfast inns.
Outdoors adventure includes water sports (fishing, canoeing, paddle boating),
horseback riding, golf and fall-fun pumpkin patches. A pastoral gem with
rural roads and uptown downtowns, ShelbyKY is also known as Design Destination
for its wealth of interior design, antique, home accessory, fabric and
furniture shops, including the highly regarded Wakefield-Scearce Galleries
as well as the new designer outlet mall, Outlet Shoppes of the Bluegrass.
Niche.com ranked Shelbyville No. 1 on its “Best Towns to Raise a Family
in Kentucky” and among the best places in the U.S. to live and work. Movoto.com
named Shelbyville as one of the 10 safest places in Kentucky and one of
America’s most caring cities. www.facebook.com/VisitShelbyKY |