Aug 9 2014 - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: Regular admission fees apply
Fort McKavett State Historic Site
7066 FM 864Fort McKavett, TX 76841

This will be an interactive educational program showcasing the varied games and sundry items that a soldier stationed at Fort McKavett would have employed to keep himself entertained during his down time.
Learn the period games of Chuck-a-Luck, Mill (Nine Men's Morris), hearts, and marbles.
Try your hand at making clay marbles or read one of the dime novels available to the soldiers through the sutler's store.