Explore a Tucson neighborhood that was occupied by the Hohokam 1,700 years ago and was later the site of a cavalry fort at the 43rd Fort Lowell Day/La ReuniΓ³n de El Fuerte.
After a three-year hiatus, the free event will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Community members will be able to take part in a self-guided walking tour, childrenβs activities (including mining for βprecious metalsβ), a canon demonstration, music, re-enactors and more.
It will be held at Fort Lowell Park, 2900 N. Craycroft Road, which encompasses the land on which the Fort Lowell U.S. Army Post was built, according to a news release.
At 11, check out the 4th Cavalry Band performing, then tour the officersβ quarters at 12:30.
There will be displays by the Civil War Roundtable, Buffalo Soldiers, 3rd US Artillery, Fort Lowell civilians and ranchers, Fort Lowell quartermaster, a faro dealer and the Fort Lowell Cavalry.
You can catch lectures and presentations on the cultural significance of Old Fort Lowell and its role in the development of the Southwest.
Admission to Fort Lowell Museum will also be free.
Old Fort Lowell Neighborhood Association, Inc., partnered with the Fort Lowell Historic District, the Presidio San AgustΓn del Tucson Museum, the Fort Lowell Museum and local historians and residents for the festivities.
Find the schedule of events and learn more at tucne.ws/1pe9.
Efforts to preserve the ruins of the fort have been going on for almost a century.
