Published: 10/12/2011

B.G. hosts Revolutionary War encampment

Elliot MacFarlane gives historical coins to 'children of English soldiers' during the Revolutionary War encampment at the Wood County Historical Center in Bowling Green. The children are, from left, Elyse McMaster, 10, Elliot McMaster, 3, Swanton resident Shelby Brooks, 10, and Claire McMaster, 7. McMaster siblings are from Liberty Center. THE BLADE/LORI KING Enlarge | Buy This Photo

Elliot MacFarlane of Bowling Green gives historical coins to 'children of English soldiers,' Elyse McMaster, 10, Elliot McMaster, 3, Shelby Brooks, 10, of Swanton, and Claire McMaster, 7. The McMaster siblings are from Liberty Center. The group was part of a Revolutionary War encampment held by the Wood County Historical Society. The event featured demonstrations on camping, cooking, and musket firing.

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