Historic Rural Hill will offer a free Living History experience on November 1 & 2 from 10 am to 4 pm as the Hesse Kessel Jaeger Korps and Rural Hill docents present the American Revolution Encampment. Enjoy a day of musket demonstrations, weaving and spinning, open hearth cooking, blacksmithing, garden tours, encampment tours, battle drills and more. Admission is free and open to all.

Visitors can also explore Rural Hill’s 265 acres and historic site, take a hayride around the farm, play a round of corn-hole, play in mini-mazes, picnic, hike the trails, or tackle the Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze. ‘Round the farm hayrides are $3 per person and regular Maze admission rates apply. While admission to the Fall Encampment is free, donations are accepted.

The Hesse Kassel Jaeger Korps is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the American Revolutionary time period and the contributions of Germanic peoples and the Hessian Forces to the Birth of our country. Founded in 1995, the group was designed to provide information about the Jägers and camp life during the American Revolution, 1776 – 1783. With the group based in South Carolina and members coming from throughout the southeastern US, the unit primarily portrayal is based on events of the Southern Campaign of 1780 and 1781.

Rural Hill’s giant seven acre corn maze features over two miles of interconnecting paths. Admission is $11 per person, youth ages 5-12 are $8 per person, and children 4 and under are admitted free of charge. With Rural Hill volunteers and staff available to help when needed, the Amazing Maize Maze is designed to be navigated in 1-2 hours. The Rural Hill Amazing Maize Maze is an imaginative use of a corn field so comfortable shoes are suggested.