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NewsAugust 14, 2011
Fort D 150th Anniversary
Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, marked the exact 150th anniversary of Fort D in Cape Girardeau. Construction began on Aug. 6, 1861. Re-enactors and visitors gathered on Saturday and Sunday at the site to celebrate the anniversary.
Kristin Eberts
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Bob McDonald, left, watches as Stan Prater, center, portraying General Ulysses S. Grant, greets Ruth Kasten during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Bob McDonald, left, watches as Stan Prater, center, portraying General Ulysses S. Grant, greets Ruth Kasten during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dwayne Boyer constructs a cheval-de-frise, a type of fence used to protect from cavalry advances, during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Dwayne Boyer constructs a cheval-de-frise, a type of fence used to protect from cavalry advances, during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Town Crier Darryl Morgan, left, welcomes re-enactors and visitors to Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Town Crier Darryl Morgan, left, welcomes re-enactors and visitors to Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors from the Turner Brigade cheer during the opening ceremony of Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors from the Turner Brigade cheer during the opening ceremony of Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Steve Meyer uses a shaving horse to make part of a cheval-de-frise, a type of fence used to protect from cavalry advances, during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Steve Meyer uses a shaving horse to make part of a cheval-de-frise, a type of fence used to protect from cavalry advances, during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors from the Turner Brigade set off cannons during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors from the Turner Brigade set off cannons during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Town Crier Darryl Morgan, left, reads a proclamation from the mayor as re-enactor Scott House, right, Sergeant of the Turner Brigade's Company E, 1st Missouri Engineers, looks on during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Town Crier Darryl Morgan, left, reads a proclamation from the mayor as re-enactor Scott House, right, Sergeant of the Turner Brigade's Company E, 1st Missouri Engineers, looks on during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors Lori Allen, right, and Pat Baehr, left, knit scarves for soldiers during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactors Lori Allen, right, and Pat Baehr, left, knit scarves for soldiers during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Captain Greg Zelinske, left, leads fellow re-enactors from the Company G, 17th Missouri Infantry and Missouri State Guard in drills during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Captain Greg Zelinske, left, leads fellow re-enactors from the Company G, 17th Missouri Infantry and Missouri State Guard in drills during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactor Amanda Cone works on knitting scarves for soldiers during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Re-enactor Amanda Cone works on knitting scarves for soldiers during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Visitors watch as Dan Graham, left, and Bruce Sikes, of Black Knights Fight Group, perform a Civil War sword fighting demonstration during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Visitors watch as Dan Graham, left, and Bruce Sikes, of Black Knights Fight Group, perform a Civil War sword fighting demonstration during Fort D's 150th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, in Cape Girardeau.
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Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011, marked the exact 150th anniversary of Fort D in Cape Girardeau. Construction began on Aug. 6, 1861. Re-enactors and visitors gathered on Saturday and Sunday at the site to celebrate the anniversary.

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