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20th year!
'Fall Festival' 2024
Sunday, October 13th,
1:00 to 4:00 pm
at the 'Bloody Knox' Cabin of the
Clearfield County Historical Society!
Bring the whole family for a free afternoon of great fun!
2024 - Annual Fall Cider Festival - 2024
at 'Bloody Knox Cabin'
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Clearfield County Historical Society has scheduled its
annual Fall Apple Cider Festival at the historic Bloody Knox Cabin on
Sunday, October 13, 2024. - 1 to 4 PM
Located along Route 453, in Kellytown, between Madera and Curwensville.
The festival commemorates the December, 1864 armed skirmish between local Civil War deserters and the Federal Veteran Reserve Corp troops who were sent to arrest
them. Two men were killed – nineteen-year-old Private Edgar Reed of the arresting party and Thomas Adams, the host of a party of deserters who were gathered at his cabin home. The reconstructed
cabin stands on the spot of the original structure.
Since its beginning; the festival has been a free family-oriented affair enjoyed by all ages. Demonstrations of Civil War era crafts and workmanship will be
available such as rope making, black smithing, flint knapping, butter churning, corn brooms, Gearhart Knitting Machine, corn shelling, sauerkraut and new this year, demonstrations on loom weaving.
Also new, Tribe of Two will have Native American displays and education.
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Last Year's ...'Fall Festival' - 2023
at the 'Bloody Knox' Cabin
....enjoy a few images of a brisk day at
CCHS 2023 Fall Feasival !
Follow, click this handy map to the site of our Fall Festival .......
'Fall Festival' Photos from... 2022
Sunday, October 9th,
at the 'Bloody Knox' Cabin of the
Clearfield County Historical Society!
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Photos below show all the fun ! Click image for review & slide show.
"Bloody Knox" Cabin & Museum
at Kellytown Village
(on Route 453, between Curwensville and Madera, PA)
2022 Apple Cider Festival At Bloody Knox
The Clearfield County Historical Society will hold its15th annual Apple Cider Festival on Sunday, October 9, from 1:00 until 4:00 at the historic Bloody Knox Cabin, along Route 453, in Kellytown, between Madera and Curwensville.
Admission is free of charge.
The Bloody Knox Cabin was the scene of a tragic shootout, during the American Civil War, in December, 1864. That act of violence resulted in the deaths of two men; one a deserter and the other a young private who was part of a contingent of soldiers sent to arrest a gathering of army deserters.
A historical talk will bring to life that particular harsh slice of Clearfield County’s Civil War history
Numerous 19th century displays and demonstrations of craftsmanship will be available for viewing throughout the afternoon. They include:
The first 100 children under will be given a free pumpkin. County historical books and maps will be available for sale.
The Clearfield County Historical Society is an all volunteer group that seeks to preserve and demonstrate the county’s rich historical past for present and future generations.
The public is invited to attend.
HISTORICAL REVIEWS below....
Click the video below to see some of what happens at the 'Bloody Knox' Cabin museum of the Clearfield County Historical Society....!
The 14th Annual Apple Cider Festival, at the Bloody Knox Cabin, on Route 453, in Kellytown was held by the Clearfield County Historical Society on Sunday, October 14, 2018 from 1:00 to 4:00. The festival is sponsored by Northwest Bank of Clearfield. All are welcome to attend the family friendly and free event. Families are encouraged to bring their children.
All attending can watch demonstrations of 19th century of spinning yarn, shelling corn, blacksmithing, Civil War era surgical techniques and Native American flint knapping; as well as making corn brooms, butter and sauerkraut. A lecture about the historical signifigance of the cabin site is planned.
Fall Cider Festival - Sunday, October 14, 2018
...started at 1PM 'til 4PM
Come prepared to join in the free FUN!
Here is what happened at 'Bloody Knox'in 1864....over 150 years ago!
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This is a brief outline of what happened in Knox Township, according to Richard Hughes of Clearfield.