As many as 80 vintage cars are expected to be on display Saturday as Harmony Hall Plantation Village holds its annual reunion day at the historic site located on River Road between Tar Heel and White Oak.
The Southeastern (U.S.) Antique Car Club members are expected to arrive about 2 p.m. with restored cars that were built before 1927. Among the cars is expected to be a 1923 Ford Model T (pictured) owned by Ray Allen of Elizabethtown.
Saturday’s events will begin at 10 a.m. with cannon shots. Music will be performed throughout the day by the Scott Free Band from Lumberton.
Cynthia Hite will deliver the keynote speech at noon. Hite, who is from Florida, is leading nn effort to save the Cool Water House in Duplin County. Professor Higgins will speak at 2 p.m. about the importance of the Harmony Hall Revolutionary War period.
Dublin Scouts will be selling food to raise money for scholarships. Vendors are welcome to set up and make a donation to the plantation.
Harmony Hall was built about 1760 by Col. James Richardson. It was commandeered by British Lord General Cornwallis for several days during the Revolutionary War as he demanded food, quarters and writing papers.
Harmony Hall Plantation Village is sponsored in part by Attorney Cynthia Adams Singletary, Four County Electric Membership Corp., Star Telephone Membership Corp. and the County Of Bladen.
The plantation is open Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for self guided tours through the village, hiking to the Cape Fear River, and a number of artisans plying their trades. There is no charge for admission, but donations are welcome. The chapel is available for weddings for donations.
For information, call Bobby Lewis at (910) 874-4011 or Seth Lewis at (910) 770-3132. The address is 203 River Road, White Oak.
Web sites: harmonyhallnc.com, facebook.com/pages/Harmony-Hall-Plantation/237122099679294 and facebook.com/BladenCountyHistoricalSociety.
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