Spring Mill State Park to host re-enactment, one-man Lincoln show

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Do you love history and re-enactments?

An event being held soon at Spring Mill State Park may be the perfect thing for you.

Spring Mill State Park’s Pioneer Village will be hosting a Civil War re-enactment and Abraham Lincoln show the weekend of February 17 & 18.

Guests need only attend one day, however, as each day will feature identical programming.

The day begins as the village will be open to guests from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Starting at 12:45 p.m., inside the grist mill, Danny Russel will perform “ Abraham Lincoln, A Hoosier Hero .”

The one-man show tells the tale of Lincoln’s years in Indiana when he lost his mother and sister, taught himself to read, and grew into the man he would become.

At 2 p.m. guests are invited to witness a re-enactment of a tactical battle for the village. Throughout the event, guests are invited to interact with re-enactors.

The cost to attend the event is just park admission, which is $7 per vehicle for in-state residents and $9 per vehicle for out-of-state.

For more information regarding this event call Coletta Prewitt at 812-849-3534, or email her here .

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