Special program “U.S Grant: A Story of Failure, Obstacles Overcome and Dogged Determination”
On Saturday August 20 at 10am park guide Mr. Kerry Jones will present a program on “U.S Grant: A Story of Failure, Obstacles Overcome and Dogged Determination” in the park auditorium. This one-and-a-half-hour program will examine the history of the U.S.S. Cairo and its role on the western rivers during the Civil War. This program will illustrate the importance of technology in terms of the construction, war time service, sinking, and eventual salvage of the gunboat.
This program is part of a Fall/Winter 2022/ 2023 lecture series the park will hold for the remainder of the calendar year. For a schedule of upcoming programs please visit our website.
Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves and commemorates the March 7-8, 1862, battle that helped Union forces maintain physical and political control of the state of Missouri. Administered by the National Park Service, the 4,300-acre battlefield is located 10 miles north of Rogers, just off US Highway 62.
Fees
None
Location
This program will be in the Pea Ridge National Military Parks, visitor center in the park auditorium.
Latitude and Longitude 36.000000, -94.000000
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Please arrive ten minutes early, so that one may use the rest room and or choose the a set that one wishes to have. This one-and-a-half-hour program about “U.S Grant: A Story of Failure, Obstacles Overcome and Dogged Determination”
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Event Type
- Talk