Fourth at the Fort!
920 Fort Street
Cape Girardeau, MO
Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5, 9 am-3 pm

The soldiers of Fort D were very patriotic. On the national holiday, they would celebrate by firing their rifles and cannon and flying their flags proudly. Celebrate the birth of our nation with local living history reenactors at Fort D. The 1861 Woodruff gun, a veteran of the Civil War, will be fired on the 4th. The stone building, with its interpretive displays of life during the Civil War, will also be open.

Admission is free.