Event
Park Day
Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.131211, -79.846285
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Visitor Center (2332 New Garden Rd, Greensboro, NC 27410).
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Volunteers should meet at 8:45 a.m. at the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Visitor Center. Park staff will give a 15-minute interpretive program on the Battle of Guilford Courthouse and the site's history as a National Military Park. Volunteers will then receive a five-minute orientation and training on the service project. At this time, volunteers who have not signed a Volunteer Service Agreement beforehand will sign Service Agreements.
Description
Park Day is a volunteer service event sponsored by the American Battlefield Trust. At Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, volunteers have the opportunity to remove split rail fences from non-historic locations in the park. These structures were common in eighteenth-century America and played a role in the opening of the battle at the American First Line. Today, the fences serve as an interpretive tool and reminder of the land's history and agricultural use. Park Day volunteers will also have the opportunity to clean monuments.
The service project involves the demolition of split rail fences. Physical requirements include team lifting weights of up to 25 lbs, walking on a paved incline for ¼ miles, and walking on uneven surfaces.
Volunteers should bring a water bottle. Water fountains are available in the Visitor Center and throughout the park.
Guilford Courthouse NMP has a limited supply of work gloves, which we will distribute on a first-come, first-served basis. Volunteers are encouraged to bring personal work gloves.
Volunteers should dress comfortably and are required to wear closed-toed shoes.
Reservation or Registration: No
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