George Rogers Clark: Revolutionary War Hero, 1852-1818

Featuring Mel Hankla, living historian, collector, and founder of American Historic Services of Hitchins, Kentucky.

Join us as Mel Hankla, one of Kentucky’s premier living historians, recreates the life of George Rogers Clark, a tall, talented Virginian who ventured west to Kentucky as a surveyor, but made his mark in history as a great military leader during the Revolutionary War. IN 1777 Clark lead a secret mission to attack British posts north of the Ohio River. Clark’s party – 175 soldiers and a small band of settlers – set up camp on Corn Island near the falls of the Ohio River in May 1778. The next month Clark launches a brilliant campaign into present-day Illinois and Indiana, defeating the British and their Indian allies and securing the Northwest Territory for the young United States. We welcome Mel back for the first time since he gave an outstanding portrayal of Simon Kenton back in 2008.