Pea Ridge National Military Park is pleased to work with the Boy Scouts of America. The park and the scouts have a long tradition of working together on community service projects, Eagle Scout projects, and merit badges.
If a scout is looking to do an Eagle Scout project, please contact e-mail us.
Hike Through History Questions
Here is some question to answer about Pea Ridge Battle as you hike the battlefield.
Trail QuestionsThe answers to the following questions will be found at the wayside exhibits along the hiking trail. Some questions may not have a “right” or “wrong” answer. These questions challenge you to think. If you need help, ask a fellow scout or your troop leader.
1. Name the two Confederate Generals killed in the battle of Leetown.
2. The battlefield looks much different today than it did during the Civil War. At Leetown Battlefield, list five things you would not have seen on the battlefield in 1862.
3. Name the two roads that meet at the Elkhorn Tavern.
4. Over half of the park is covered in deciduous hardwood forest. The heavy timber and rugged land scape north of the Elkhorn Tavern is difficult to maneuver large numbers of troops. As you hike north of the Elkhorn Tavern on Telegraph Road and turn at Williams Hollow, list five different types of trees in this forest.
5. Nearly 3/4 of a mile north of the Elkhorn Tavern is the remains of a tannery. A tannery is a place where leather goods are made. Are you using anything today made from the same material?
6. Imagine you are a wounded Confederate soldier. What kind of medical treatment might you receive at the Williams Hollow Hospital site north of the Elkhorn Tavern?
7. When you reach the Union Cannons of Telegraph Road (Tour stop 10), slowly turn around and look carefully at the battlefield. Many people see Civil War battlefields as sacred places because the war did so much to shape the nation that we live in today.
8. Do you think that places like Pea Ridge should be preserved or not? Why?
9. Name three things you or your scout troop can do to help preserve a place of historical or natural importance?
