Concerns voiced as reenactors replay Penn Township battle of British, Native Americans
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Tom Hinkelman of New Jersey (background center) laughs with his brother, Kurt Hinkelman (background left) of Greensburg, while fellow reenactors portraying Shawnee, Seneca and Iroquois Nation Native Americans gather to reenact a parley between Natives and British soldiers during the Battle of Bushy Run reenactment on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township.
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Bill Graham of Farmington retrieves his powder horn and ammunition bag from his shelter on Friday, Aug.5. Graham is portraying a Delaware Indian at the Battle of Bushy Run reenactment taking place Saturday and Sunday at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township.
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Troy Heck and Brad Cole of Martinsburg, W.Va. set up the British camp’s dining fly for the reenactment on Friday, Aug. 5.
Lilly Kubit | Tribune-Review
Reenactors sit and converse after setting up their shelters in the Native American camp on Friday, Aug. 5. Lee Kitchener of Plum (second right, red shirt) said that there is plenty of time after setup where the reenactors catch up and talk.
Lilly Kubit | Tribune-Review
Elizabeth Huxford of Oakland, Md. sets up her sleeping arrangement for the reenactment on Friday, Aug. 5. Huxford will portray a white person who was taken in to a Native American camp. She plans to cook foods from the period, such as a hare.
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Tom Vecchio, of Glenshaw, smokes a pipe while portraying a Shawnee adoptee during the Battle of Bushy Run reenactment on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township.
Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review
Reenactor Jack Barna of McKees Rocks shows a handmade wampum belt to a visitor, during the Battle of Bushy Run reenactment on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township. Barna was portraying an adoptee from the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans.
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Brothers (from left) James Ehrich, 3, Thomas Ehrich, 7, and Lukas Ehrich, 6, of Bristow, Va., watch reenactors portraying British soldiers and Native Americans conduct a parley Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022 at Bushy Run Battlefield in Penn Township. The siblings are traveling with their father on a history tour that also includes Fort Necessity and the battlefield at Gettysburg.
