Cape Girardeau, MO: Living history at Fort D.

Company M’s Woodruff gun replica was displayed in the same position at which an original Woodruff gun was photographed at the site in 1937 during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.. Displays about those photographs, the history of the Woodruff gun, and the story of the research and creation of the replica were presented.

Company M’s Woodruff gun replica was displayed in the same position at which an original Woodruff gun was photographed at the site in 1937 during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023. Displays about those photographs, the history of the Woodruff gun, and the story of the research and creation of the replica were presented.

Hope Eddleman talks with a member of a visiting photography club inside the blockhouse during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Andrew Porter instructs a family in how to assemble a chevaux-de-frise during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Pat Baehr talks with a member of a visiting photography club in the shade of a tree during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Scott House explains the steps of artillery drill to members of a visiting photography club.

A Company E crew fires the Fort’s Ordnance rifle in a demonstration during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Sheila Porter talks with a member of a visiting photography club inside the blockhouse during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Two Engineers shave a stick for a chevaux-de-frise outside the blockhouse during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.

Scavenger hunt stations were set up around the fort grounds. Pat Baehr, Twyla and Abbie Warren, and Patti House presented at three of the stations during the living history event at Fort D in Cape Girardeau, MO, Labor Day weekend 2023.