2008 Schedule - First New Jersey Light Artillery

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2008 Battery Schedule

Scheduled N-SSA Events for the 2008 Season:

Apr 25-27, 2008, Mid-Atlantic Skirmish, Springtown, PA
May 14-18, 2008, 117th Nationals, Ft Shenandoah, VA*
Aug 15-17, 2008, Artillery Skirmish, Ft Shenandoah, VA*
Aug 23-24, 2008, 14th VA Cav, Middletown, NY
Sep 12-14, 2008, Mid-Atlantic Skirmish, Springtown, PA
Sep 20-21, 2008, 42nd NYVI, Middletown, NY
Oct 1-5, 2008, 118th Nationals, Ft Shenandoah, VA*
Oct 24-26, 2008, Mid-Atlantic Skirmish, Springtown, PA

Battery Meetings 2008:

No January Meeting
7:30 PM, Wednesday, February 13, 2008 - ATR Inc.
7:30 PM, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 - ATR Inc.
7:30 PM, Wednesday, April 9, 2008 - ATR Inc.
Noon, Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Ft Shenandoah
7:30 PM, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - ATR Inc.
7:30 PM, Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - ATR Inc.
7:30 PM, Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - ATR Inc.
7:30 PM, Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - ATR Inc.
Noon, Saturday, October 4, 2008 - Ft Shenandoah
7:30 PM, Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - ATR Inc.
No December Meeting

Artillery demonstrations may be found at events marked with a asterick (*)

The address for our Battery Meetings at ATR is:

AMERICAN Time Recorder, Inc.
156 Orono Street
Clifton, NJ 07013

Meetings are held every second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm except in May and October, when we hold our meeting on Saturday at the National Skirmish in Winchester, Va. at Noon.

Directions from Northern NJ to N-SSA Ranges:

Fort Shenandoah, Winchester, Va.

--> MAP <-- Take US Route 78 West to US Route 81 South to the third Virginia Exit 317 (Routes 11 + 37, First Exit after VA Welcome Center). Turn right and follow Route 37 South to the first exit, Route 522. Turn Right again and follow for about 6 miles. Then make a right at county road 600 (Siler Rd.) and go till you see road 687 on the right (Watch for N-SSA signs), and onto the Fort Shenandoah property.

First New Jersey Light Artillery can be found in Area 1 on Artillery Row, about 3 sites past the Restroom Facilities. Look for the yellow sign with the black cross cannons.

Shawangunk Fish and Game Club, Middletown, NY

Take Rt 84 to to exit 4 (Rte 17 West); to exit 119 (Rte 302). Go left (South) off the exit ramp for 7/10 of a mile to stop sign. Make a left onto Rt 17M; go 5/10 of a mile, through first stop light, and another 6/10 of a mile to right hand turn on DEMAN RD (when you see Blueberry Mountain Ice Cream on the left, go around the right hand curve, and where the road curves to the left, Deman Rd will be on the right (if you miss it, go down the road till you see the school bus company off to the right, take the sharp right just before it); go to stop sign, right into the Shawangunk Fish and Game property.

Springtown Rod & Gun Club, Springtown, PA.

Take US Route 78 to the Allentown, PA area. Travel to Exit 67 for Route 412 at Hellertown. Take 412 south 5.2 miles. Watch out for the Leithsville fork, stay to the left. When you get to the Route 212 merge (a Stop Sign), turn left onto Route 412/212 (Main Street). Travel 1/2 mile into Springtown, passing a Fire House on your right, then turn right into the Springtown Rod & Gun Club driveway. The entrance is somewhat hard to find, and the gray gun club sign is hidden back 30 feet from the road. To find the hidden driveway, watch for the Springtown Post Office on your left, the driveway is directly across the street.

Old Saratoga Muzzleloading Club, Saratoga, NY.

Take US Route 287, Route 17, or the Garden State Parkway northbound to the NY State Thruway (US Route 87). Take Exit 12 on the Thruway (Look for signs for Saratoga Battlefield), a right turn off the exit, straight at 2nd lights, make a right at the lake, right on Rt. 423 (Signs for Saratoga Battlefield) Go Past Battlefield, (about 1/2 mile past Battlefield) right on Duell Rd, Old Saratoga Muzzleloading Club is on the right.

Directions from Northern NJ to N-SSA Ranges:

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