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Chesapeake Nine Participate in Gilmore’s Raid Reenactment at Jerusalem Mill

25 May 25, 2013 Chesapeake Nine @ Old Dominion (Historic Long Branch) Starts: 10:00 am Location: 830 Long Branch Lane, Millwood VA Description: Our street address is 830 Long Branch Lane, Millwood, Virginia 22646. We are in a pretty rural area, therefore, many GPS units may not recognize the address – however, if you put in the same street address but with either White Post, VA or Boyce, VA as the town, it will take you to our property. Coming from points East: Take 1-66 West Toward Front Royal Exit 23 on to US-17N – go 8 milesTurn left onto US-17N/US-50 – go 6.5 miles Turn left onto Red Gate rd – go ½ mileTurn right onto Nelso rd. – go ¼ mile Make first left onto Long Branch Lane (you will be driving through brick and iron gates – look for the National Register of Historic Places ‘Long Branch’ Historic Marker) (We will be having the games in the first field that you see to your right.) Follow Long Branch Lane to our mini- onsite traffic circle (you will know when you see it) – Make the first right in the circle. I can meet you at 8:30 to show you where to park. We will just be parking everybody along the fence line (down a gravel road the goes around the entire large field.) Click for details Carroll County @ Mechanicsburg Starts: 12:00 pm Click for details

C&P demonstrates Civil War base ball during a reenactment of Gilmore’s Raid at Jerusalem Mill.