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Lane Closures on Old Highway 41 (Barrett Parkway Project Construction)
Barrett Parkway Project will require lane closures on Old 41 Highway, east of Ernest Barrett Parkway (the Kennesaw Mountain side). Lane closures will occur February 9 - June 18, 2013, with peak traffic hours (6-9 am and 4-7 pm, weekdays) not affected.
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Contact Information Regarding Lane Closures
Area traffic is encouraged to use other routes to avoid major delays. Contact Cobb County Department of Transportation for more information at 528-1653 or visit http://dot.cobbcountyga.gov/project-updates.htm More »
Self Guided Field Trip
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Curriculum Standard Meets Georgia standards for social studies for grade five in United States History since 1860 (SS5H1 C - Identify major battles and campaigns; SS5H1 E - Describe the effects of war on the North and South); Meets Georgia Reading standards for grade five (ELA5R1 D - Relates a literary work to information about its setting [historically or culturally]; ELA5LSV1 - The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-student, and group verbal interactions.
Each program includes the Battlefield's 20-minute film. | ||
"All About Artillery" teaches students about the importance of cannons to the Atlanta Campaign. This program will explain how every part of the cannon was important and just why the cannons of the Atlanta Campaign were some of the most technologically advanced weapons of their time. | ||
"I Am a Civil War Soldier" gives each student a real soldier of the Atlanta Campaign's identity. Using real facts of that soldier's life, students come to understand the reasons, beliefs, and ideals of the men who fought in the Civil War. The tour takes place in the Battlefield's museum. | ||
"Cheatham Hill Battlefield Scavenger Hunt" allows students to explore the main battlefield of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. Using the interpretive signs located there, students can search for answers, learning and having fun at the same time! | ||
Students and teachers are able to tour the Battlefield's museum on their own and watch the site's twenty minute film. |
Did You Know?
Today Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield preserves the locations of and commemorates the major events associated with the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. It is the only National Park Service property that commemorates the Atlanta Campaign.