Event Date: 
Friday, January 30, 2015 -
18:45 to 22:00
Event Category: 
Cultural
Bajan Themes
panama canal
george washington
barbados museum
wine tasting

The Garrison Historical Consortium presents Night Tours in the Garrison Historic Area.

Here's the schedule:
6:45 pm Meet at The Coffee Barbados Café in the grounds of George Washington House.
6:55 pm Torches lit
7:00 pm Tour starts
9:00 pm Tour ends The Coffee Barbados Café.

Highlights of the tour are as follows:

Re-enactment of the flogging death of Irishman.
Tragic death of Stafford Knight 1906.
Court marshals and methods of execution (civil and military) at the Garrison.
The Garrison Fortress 1789 - 1795.
The Cholera graves. Explanation of the 1854 Cholera epidemic.
Re-enactment of the execution by firing squad of a freed African slave.
Sparks Gap, the Garrison coal yard, The Garrison cooperage.
The ‘Black Hospital’.
John Hislop murder - 1809.

Be sure to wear comfortable, reliable shoes for the tour.
AND BRING A FLASHLIGHT.

At the end of the tour, a wide range of refreshments will be in sale at reasonable prices including coffee, cool non-alcoholic beverages, beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks

Come and be a part of history.
For further details, email info@barbadosgarrison.org.
Or call 233-2601 (James) or 233-1648 (Peter).

Start time: 7:00 PM   End time: 9:00 PM

Admission: Bds $20.00 (A); $10.00 c5-12

Venue: George Washington House, The Garrison, St. Michael

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