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Special Event
Event
Visitor from the Past: Colonel Albert Myer
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.000000, -78.000000
Family Activity Tent on Henry Hill
Dates & Times
Date:
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Time:
11:00 AM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Living History
Talk
Description
Albert Myer was an Army Surgeon who developed a system for using flags to communicatewith the deaf before the war. At the First Battle, the system he created, Wig Wag would beused for the first time by the Confederates. Join Albert Myer to learn more about signal flagsand learn how to decode messages!