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NewsJuly 5, 2021

Fourth at the Fort 2021

Friends of Fort D Historic Site celebrated the nation’s birthday with cannon and rifle fire at Fort D Historic Site, located at 920 Fort Street in Cape Girardeau. The renovated stone building known as the ‘blockhouse’ was open for visitors, and volunteers held cannon and rifle demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 3, through Monday, July 5, 2021. Pictured are scenes from demonstrations held Sunday, July 4.

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Andrew Porter, 15, stands back and covers his ears as the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau fires a demonstration shot on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Andrew Porter, 15, stands back and covers his ears as the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau fires a demonstration shot on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, left, and Andrew Porter, 15, prepare replica rifles for a demonstration shot at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. 
Dalton Blankenship, 15, left, and Andrew Porter, 15, prepare replica rifles for a demonstration shot at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. 
Andrew Porter, 15, demonstrates firing a replica rifle at  Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. 
Andrew Porter, 15, demonstrates firing a replica rifle at  Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. 
Scott House leads a discussion about the history of Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau for a family from Minnesota while other volunteers demonstrate firing replica weapons on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Scott House leads a discussion about the history of Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau for a family from Minnesota while other volunteers demonstrate firing replica weapons on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, stands next to the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau and prepares for a demonstration on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, stands next to the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau and prepares for a demonstration on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, right, prepares the replica cannon for a demonstration at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Chris Wessel supervises from behind the replica cannon while Andrew Porter, 15, waits for his part in the demonstration.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, right, prepares the replica cannon for a demonstration at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021. Chris Wessel supervises from behind the replica cannon while Andrew Porter, 15, waits for his part in the demonstration.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, left, and Andrew Porter, 15, shoot replica rifles for a demonstration at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Dalton Blankenship, 15, left, and Andrew Porter, 15, shoot replica rifles for a demonstration at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Andrew Porter, 15, left, and Dalton Blankenship, 15, lean against the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
Andrew Porter, 15, left, and Dalton Blankenship, 15, lean against the replica cannon at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Sunday, July 4, 2021.
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Friends of Fort D Historic Site celebrated the nation’s birthday with cannon and rifle fire at Fort D Historic Site, located at 920 Fort Street in Cape Girardeau. The renovated stone building known as the ‘blockhouse’ was open for visitors, and volunteers held cannon and rifle demonstrations from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 3, through Monday, July 5, 2021. Pictured are scenes from demonstrations held Sunday, July 4.

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