DOVER, TN – On Saturday, April 6, 2019, history buffs, community leaders, and preservationists will aid in the maintenance and restoration of numerous sites as part of Park Day, the American Battlefield Trust’s annual hands-on preservation event. Thousands of volunteers across the country will participate as Park Day celebrates its 23rd year with events in 32 states.
In Dover, Tennessee, Fort Donelson National Battlefield will host a Park Day event beginning at 9:00 AM. Park Day projects will include trash and debris pick up that was left across the lower battlefield landscape by receding spring flooding. Cleanup will be below the Lower River Artillery Battery, location of the “big guns,” (Tour Stop #4). There, a Park Ranger of Fort Donelson will also be available to describe the site’s significance during the campaign of February 1862.
For more information about Park Day at Fort Donelson National Battlefield, please contact Deborah Austin by phone at 931-232-0839 or by e-mail at Deborah_austin@nps.gov
WHAT: Park Day volunteer event at
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD
WHEN: April 6, 2019, beginning at 9:00 AM
WHERE: Meet at Tour Stop #4 (Lower River Artillery Batteries) at
Fort Donelson National Battlefield. Address is 120 Lock D Road, Dover, TN, 37058
The American Battlefield Trust is a national nonprofit land preservation organization devoted to the protection of America’s hallowed battlegrounds. It saves the battlefields of the Civil War, Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and educates the public about their importance in forging the nation we are today. To date, the Trust has preserved over 50,000 acres of battlefield land in 24 states. Learn more at battlefields.org.
Fort Donelson National Battlefield, a unit of the National Park Service, commemorates the 1862 campaign for Forts Henry, Heiman, and Donelson, and the opening of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. The national park protects the natural and cultural resources, including the historic Dover Hotel, fortifications, and more than two miles of remaining earthworks. The site also includes the Fort Donelson National Cemetery. To see a listing of all events for 2019, please visit the park’s website: www.nps.gov/fodo
For a complete list of participating Park Day Sites, visit Battlefields.org/ParkDay. Volunteers can participate in Park Day online using #ParkDay2019.
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