From Mountain to Sea: The Chesapeake Bay

Nourishing the Troops

Nourishing the Troops!
When:

Thursday, August 12th, 2010 from 5-9 PM

Where
(Tour Round Barn until 6:45 PM, Lecture starts at 7 PM)

The Historic Round Barn

298 Cashtown Road Biglerville, PA 17307

Learn about the unique role that Pennsylvania’s farms and farmers played duringthe civil war in supporting the Union troops and their allure and resources that drew Robert E. Lee across the Mason Dixon line and into the “Pennsylvania Breadbasket”. Lenwood Sloan, director of cultural and heritage tourism for the commonwealth of Pennsylvania will conduct a spirited open dialogue concerning preservation, conservation and commemoration projects for the upcoming Civil War 150 commemoration and the year long commemoration of American Patriots of the Civil War.

Sloan will also share ways information about the United States Colored Troups (USCT) Hallowed ground project through the conservation of a league of important historic sites in Adams, Franklin and Cumberland Counties. He will end by extending an invitation to participate in the identification of USCT descendants throughout the South Mountain who will be invited to march in their ancestors’ memory during the Grand Review Parade Nov 6, 2010 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.


Sponsored by the South Mountain Partnership, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Historic Round Barn and Farm Market- Knouse Fruitlands.

The Appalachian Trail

Saturday, July 10^th 1-4PM

Pine Grove Furnace State Park

A day of guided, historical hikes along the Appalachian and other trails will be the next lecture of the South Mountain Speaker Series. The event is free and open to the public and will take place Saturday, July 10 between 1 and 4 PM at various locations in Pine Grove Furnace State Park.

Participants may choose between six concurrent hiking tours and opportunities to hear mini-lectures about the Trail’s and region’s natural and cultural history. Routes range from suitable to children to appropriate for avid hikers. At sites along each route, historians and interpreters will make presentations on special topics, including Native Americans, the Civil War and Underground Railroad, the era of extraction, Camp Michaux, or native plants and animals. All routes include several of these mini-lectures and a visit to the new Appalachian Trail Museum.





Routes will converge at the furnace stack pavilion near the midpoint of the Appalachian Trail. The event will conclude with a multi-media exhibit exploring the present and future of the Trail, the allure of the “thru-hike,” and a visual tour of opportunities to enjoy the Trail in South Mountain. Ice cream will be served and participants may witness hikers attempting the half-gallon ice cream challenge.