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Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site & Bristol Parks and Recreation present Movie Night: The Next Pompeii
Division / Program: Parks and Lands
Date: August 9, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Pemaquid Point Learning Center at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse Park, 3115 Bristol Rd., New Harbor, ME 04554
State Park: Colonial Pemaquid
Event Type: History/Historical, Special Event
Join Colonial Pemaquid and the Bristol Parks & Recreation Department as they cohost a presentation of 2019 NOVA documentary The Next Pompeii, part of their Archaeology Film Series. Learn how the eruption of ancient volcanoes destroyed early Roman cities in 79 AD; Delve into the research of geologists, volcanologists, archaeologists and historians exploring the the area's geological and human past and future, with the goal of avoiding an even more cataclysmic disaster in today's modern Italian cities. Film starts at 7pm and runs 60 minutes.
Contact Phone: (207) 677-2423
Website: http://www.maine.gov/colonialpemaquid
Cost: Free
Co-Sponsor: Bristol Parks and Recreation Department
Related Documents: Archaeology Film Series: The Next Pompeii