Event

War Passed Here

• 08/04/2018 Location: Sweetgum Picnic Area, | Map Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Fee Information: Free Contact Name: Park Ranger John Reid Contact Email: E-Mail Us Contact Phone Number: 301-344-3944
  

  In the summer of 1864, a Confederate Army threatened Washington,
  D.C. passing through land that 100 years later became Greenbelt Park.
  See demonstrations of soldier life and musket firing to depict the passage of
  Confederate troops during Jubal Early's Raid on Washington.
  Musket Firing at 11:00 a.m. and  1:00 p.m.