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Park Day 2024
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Free.Location:
Camp Nelson National Monument 6614 Danville Road Loop 2 Nicholasville, KY 40356Dates & Times
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We’re calling for volunteers to participate in Park Day at the Hall Cemetery, located at the former Home for Colored Refugees at Camp Nelson during and after the Civil War. The cemetery is the final resting place for US Colored Troops, former refugees, and their families. The activities include cleaning headstones and maintenance of the grounds.
NPS staff will acknowledge community members and living descendants, deliver a short program detailing the cemetery’s history, and provide a training tutorial on the proper cleaning of headstones.
Volunteers will meet NPS staff at Camp Nelson National Monument's Visitor Center at 9:15 am for orientation and paperwork. NPS staff will lead a vehicle caravan from the park to the Hall Cemetery, located southwest of the Visitor Center across US-27 in the Hall community. The NPS will provide all tools and supplies. Volunteers should wear long sleeves and pants and bring a water bottle. Participants will receive a Park Day bag courtesy of the American Battlefield Trust.
Pre-registration is highly encouraged.
Please email Park Ranger Steve T. Phan at tuan_phan@nps.gov
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