Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform holds a war club head during a demonstration of Native American weapons at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives a demonstration on Native American war clubs at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives a demonstration on Native American war clubs at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives a demonstration on Native American war clubs at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Jacob Fowler from Boy Scout Troop 401 examines a Native American war club during a demonstration by Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives a demonstration on Native American war clubs at Fort Nathan Hale on May 18 during the fort’s opening day and flag raising ceremony. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives local cub scouts a closer look at an 18th century musket during a demonstration at Fort Nathan Hale which held its opening day and flag raising ceremony on May 18. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives local cub and boy scouts a closer look at an 18th century musket during a demonstration at Fort Nathan Hale which held its opening day and flag raising ceremony on May 18. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives local cub and boy scouts a closer look at an 18th century musket during a demonstration at Fort Nathan Hale which held its opening day and flag raising ceremony on May 18. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier

Director of the Milford Marine Institute Timothy P. Chaucer dressed in a colonial era uniform gives visitors a closer look at an 18th century musket during a demonstration at Fort Nathan Hale which held its opening day and flag raising ceremony on May 18. Three different versions of a fort have been located on the site including the first from 1659, a Revolutionary War era fort, and a Civil War era fort and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Wesley Bunnell / The Courier