Wareham Minutemen to replace missing revolutionary plaque
The Minutemen and Militia shoot guns dressed in period clothing.
A militia tent from the Minutemen, who reenact wars from American history.
A militia encampment from the Minutemen.
The Minutemen and Militia shoot guns dressed in period clothing.
A militia tent from the Minutemen, who reenact wars from American history.
A militia encampment from the Minutemen.
The Wareham Minutemen will dedicate a Revolutionary War memorial plaque at a military and colonial life reenactment on Sept. 19.
The original plaque was affixed to a large boulder in a field next to the now-closed Decas Elementary School in 1975 to honor Wareham’s Revolutionary War soldiers. It's been missing from the Decas School for over 15 years.
Howie Smith of the Wareham Minutemen and Militia had been trying to identify the inscription on the sign to potentially remake and rededicate it. The Minutemen is a nonprofit group that does Revolutionary War and War of 1812 reenactments, parades and educational programs.
The Minutemen were approved for a $2,000 grant from the Community Events Committee to purchase the new bronze plaque. The stone to which the plaque was attached has been steam-cleaned and moved to the front of the school from its previous location on the field’s side.
The dedication is happening at the Revolutionary War Muster Field Recognition Day at 760 Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 19th. The Muster Field, which the school used for softball pitches, was used by the Wareham Minutemen and Militia Companies to assemble and drill from 1775 to1783.
The event will have a militia encampment, demonstration of colonial life, fife and drum corps playing historical music and the plaque dedication. The dedication ceremony will be at 1 p.m.
