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Historic Trade: Blacksmith
Watch as blacksmiths take red-hot iron from the fires of their forges and hammer it into a variety of tools, hardware, and weapons.
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Historic Trade: Tailor
Interact with the tailors as they clothe 18th-century Americans.
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Historic Trade: Leather Breeches Maker
Discover the practice and history of one of the 18th century's most common garments, leather breeches.
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Historic Trade: Bookbinder
Visit the bindery to glimpse the fascinating world of creating fine books.
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Historic Trade: Engraver
Watch as engravers create custom inscriptions, symbols, and designs in metal objects.
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Historic Trade: Farmer
Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community.
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Historic Trade: Milliner and Mantua-Maker
Stop by the milliner for the latest 18th-century fashions.
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Historic Trade: Gardener
Watch the historic gardeners use 18th-century tools and techniques to grow herbs, vegetables, and decorative flora.
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Historic Trade: Cabinetmaker & Harpsichord Maker
Watch expert woodworkers fashion the intricate details of luxury products with period hand tools.
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Historic Trade: Brickyard
Discover the process of making bricks used in building projects around town.
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Historic Trade: Printer
Watch and learn as printers set type and use reproduction printing presses to manufacture printed pieces.
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Historic Trade: Cooper
Watch coopers transform thin strips of wood called staves into a variety of everyday items from buckets to shipping containers.
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Historic Trade: Joiner
Watch as joiners use saws, planes, hammers, and other tools to fashion wood into the pieces of a future building.
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Historic Trade: Wheelwright
Watch our skilled tradesmen construct and repair historical vehicles.
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Historic Trade: Tin Plate Worker
See the tin plate workers snip, shape, and bend tin plate into kettles, cups, and other items.
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Historic Trade: Wigmaker
With the skill of a barber and hairdresser combined, our Wigmakers fashion “perukes” of quality and distinction.
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Historic Trade: Gunsmith
Aim, ready, fire! Watch as rifles, pistols, and fowling pieces are made.
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Historic Trade: Founder
See skilled hands at work crafting bronze, brass, silver, and pewter into magnificent 18th-century-style items.
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Historic Trade: Apothecary
Learn how medicine, wellness, and surgical practices of the 18th century compare to today.
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Historic Site: Raleigh Tavern
Discuss the meanings of liberty and equality.
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