Pea Ridge National Military Park Civil War artillery programs on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Artillery demonstrations

Pea Ridge National Military Park Civil War artillery programs on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Artillery demonstrations

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 13. It is reproduced in full below.

Pea Ridge National Military Park Artillery Demonstrations

Pea Ridge National Military Park will conduct Civil War artillery programs on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Artillery demonstrations are scheduled for 11:00 am, 12:00, 1:00 and 2:00 pm behind the park visitor center.

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.

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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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