News Release

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument Seeks Volunteers for Park Day 2023

Volunteer Park Clean Up Day

NPS

News Release Date: March 14, 2023

Contact: Dawn Davis, 606-303-2258

(NANCY, KY) – On Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 9 am to 12 pm, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument is participating in the American Battlefield Trust’s 25^th annual Park Day. Members of the local community are invited to help with the cleanup of Zollicoffer Park located off Highway 235 in Nancy, Kentucky. Volunteers will rake; collect leaves and sticks; pick up trash; move small logs; and clean signs. To kick off the event, a park ranger will present a short program on the history of the Battle of Mill Springs. 

Volunteers interested in participating in Park Day must pre-register. Please reach out to the park’s Community Volunteer Ambassador William Gossage at [e-mail], or call the park between 10 am and 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday at 606-636-4045.

This is the second year the National Park Service is hosting the annual event at Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument. “Volunteer clean up events provide opportunities for the park and community to come together to help care for park resources,” said Superintendent Dawn Davis. “It is also a chance to learn about what happened here on that cold, rainy January morning in 1862.”

The American Battlefield Trust is a national nonprofit land preservation organization devoted to the protection of America’s hallowed battlegrounds. It saves the battlefields of the Civil War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and educates the public about their importance in forging the nation we are today. To date, the Trust has preserved over 55,000 acres of battlefield land in 24 states. Learn more at battlefields.org.  

One of the newest parks in the National Park System, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument is free and open to the public Wednesday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm. Mill Springs Battlefield was the first major United States victory in the Western Theater of the Civil War, breaking the Confederate defensive line across Kentucky, capturing the attention of national press, and providing a much- needed morale boost for those supporting the United States.

For more information on events and programs, please visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/misp, Facebook at www.facebook.com/MillSpringsBattlefieldNPS, or call 606-636-4045. You can also share your park experience with others by posting on social media with the hashtag #ParkDay2023 and #FindYourPark. Come find yours today!

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