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Visitors to Fort Boonesborough have noticed a change at the fort. The 18th Century Transylvania Store has moved into the space which previously housed the modern gift store. “The ever increasing popularity of the 18th century items prompted the move,” said Park Manager Phil Gray. The previous Gift Shop has been condensed into the small cabin which is now the "Museum Store", and the blockhouse, where the gift shop was, is now the Transylvania Store. The fort staff completed the move last Friday after some renovation work was finished by Bill Farmer. Farmer used barn siding and other materials to give the store an 18th century feel.
The move will also free space up in the lower blockhouse. The blockhouses have traditionally been used at the fort, for a gathering space during events, especially in inclement weather. When the museum opened last fall in the opposite blockhouse most of that space was lost. The Women on the Frontier Weekend was able to use that space for participants and held several of it’s seminars there.
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