Honey Springs Battlefield

What a fun weekend! The folks who set this up, from the organizers and volunteers to the re enactors, really put a lot of work into this event and it shows.

An educational Museum. It’s small but they do care about the area and it’s history. I wish more people visited so they make money to invest in further archeological digs. I’d like for them to use LIDAR and some other forensic work to be able to recreate more educational displays outdoors. Some metal battle soldiers and camp displays would be appreciated. Better signage and directional trail markers are needed. I learned some history I didn’t know.

The reenactment was fantastic! The actors did a great job during the battle and with answering our plethora of questions afterwards. The announcer that talked the crowd through the battle was very knowledgeable about the local history and the events leading up to the battle. For those who are thinking about attending the re-enactment, the battlefield is on one side of the Main Street and you park across the street in a pasture field. If it has rained recently, it can get kind of muddy. There were vendors set up at the battlefield site that carried goods and food for sale. There were portable toilets available for public use. Across a small Bridge from the battlefield on the same side of the road as the battlefield, the actors had a campsite set up that you could mingle through after the re-enactment. I would recommend getting to the battlefield half an hour beforehand, bringing a chair or blanket to sit on, and bringing hearing protection for anyone who does not like loud noises (children, in particular). The canons are VERY loud.