The Trust is ringing in the n year with a call to preservation allies across the country. Launching in 2023, the nonprofit
newsletter for friends groups, historical societies, and other groups with ongoing interests in battlefield preservation and advocacy. Published on a quarterly basi
threats to historic sites, as we as discussions on best practices
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aper For Civil War Enthusiasts Preservation projects can sometimes involve several layers of history, ultimately making for an even more meaningful impact. With its latest efforts, the Trus targeting seven acres across thre sites in New York and South Carolina, as well as 128 acres
of battlefield land in Maryland and West Virginia. Altogether, these sites cover three separate conflicts in American history. With an ambitious goal of protecting 2,500 acres of Revolutionary War battlefield land to commemorate the 250th
anniversary of the American Revolution, the Trust is eyeing a small property at Upstate New York’s Fort Ticonderoga and two additional Palmetto State properties at Fort Johnson and Eutaw Springs. Fort Ticonderoga, initially under French control, was a critical post during the French and Indian War. Captured by the British during that earlier confl a contingent of Green Mountain Boys and New England militia took the fort only one month into the Revolutionary War. Just outside Charlest S.C., the 2nd South Carolina Regiment seized Fort Johnson in September 1775. On April 12, 1861, a flaming mortar shot from Fort Johnson exploded over Fort Sumter, beginning the American
Civil War. The Eutaw Springs Battlefield is an hour northwest of Fort Johnson and represents a key moment in the Southern Campaigns. This is where it became evident that Patriot forces wouldn’t take defeat as an lefield Trust 37 – Events 27 – The Gra 21 – Library
answer. It is also a stop along t budding Liberty Trail. These properties are valued
thanks to a variety of matching grants and already-promised donations, the Trust must raise
Preservationists are a needed to protect land associated with the bloody Maryland Campaign of 1862. Now, 160 years later, the Trust has launch an effort to protect 128 acres at the Antietam and Shepherdstown Battlefields. While six acres are prime for preservation at the sit of America’s bloodiest day at Antietam, 122 acres are at stake at Shepherdstown. With federal and state matching grants, partne funding, and a generous donor,
For 27 years, thousands of history lovers, families, Boy and Girl Scouts, and more have come together to celebrate and help keep our nation’s heritage preserved and well r 33 gress 12
maintained. This year, volunteers will convene nationwide at battlefields, museums, cemeteries and historic sites on April 15. Since its inception in 1996, citizens have taken part in Park Day at sites across the country.
Activities vary at each site and can include building trails, raking leaves, painting signs, constructing fences and more. Every participant receiv official Park Day water bottles and may get the opportunity to hear local historians discuss the site’s importance. This year, the Trust will be paying special attention to accessibility at Par Day sites, ensuring that the even is something that everyone can partake in, no matter what their limitations! While some locations have cemented Park Day as an annual tradition, new sites are always welcome to join in on the movement. Site managers are invited to register online at www battlefields.org/addparkdayevent.
As the date draws closer, details for individual locations will be posted, giving volunteers an opportunity to make plans to attend a site near them.
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