Narrowsburg, NY – The celebration of American independence is so monumental for Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History in Narrowsburg that it couldn’t possibly be confined to just one day!
This year, Fort Delaware will offer special programming on three different days to mark the Independence Day holiday.
- Saturday, July 13, is Patriots & Loyalists Day at the Fort, highlighted by the reading aloud of the Declaration of Independence, followed by a Tory response and interaction among the Cushetunk settlers, most of whom were content to remain under British rule. The readings will begin at 1 p.m. and will follow the presentation of The Delaware Company’s two annual awards, which takes place at noon.
The James W. Burbank Memorial Award for outstanding contribution to local history during the previous year will be presented to Elsie Kopcha of Harris, who has been an active volunteer and generous benefactor to Fort Delaware. The award is named in honor of former Sullivan County Historian James W. Burbank, the man who conceived of and built Fort Delaware, opening it in 1957. Mr. Burbank’s daughter, Peggy McIntyre, will be on hand to help present the award.
The Delaware Company’s President’s Award, which recognizes outstanding service to the field of local history over a period of years, will be presented this year to the Cochecton Preservation Society.
Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History is located on the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway at 6615 Route 97 in Narrowsburg, NY. The Fort is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in June, September and October and Thursday thru Sunday in July and August.
For more information about the Fort and a schedule of special events, visit The Delaware Company’s website, www.thedelawarecompany.org or The Delaware Company’s Facebook page.