Who knew Texas History could be fun?!?!

On Friday, Jacey's class took a field trip to Fort Richardson in Jacksboro. They were having a re-enactment. Fort Richardson was established after the Civil War (an oxymoron if ever there was one) to try to protect settlers in the region. The coolest display was a quilt that was made up of blocks that were used to communicate on the Underground Railroad. My education when it comes to this area is sorely lacking. How cool is it that they communicated with quilt blocks?

Anyway, here are some pictures that were taken during the day:

This is a picture of the school teacher. She would teach the children at the fort. Did you know that the kids were required to take dictation every day? They also began Algebra in 5th grade.



These guys were set up to make rope. They let each group make a rope sample and take it back to school with them.



These were the school kids eating their lunch outside.



This is a picture of the hospital. This is one of the original buildings.



This is the small cannon they had on site. The large cannon is the one they fired for the re-enactment.



I just thought these kids were so cute in their costumes!



The Texas Camel Corps.



The ruins of the Guard House.



These are soldiers for the re-enactment.







Loading and firing the cannon.