From the March 13, 2016, Port City Daily "Sign up for cleaning at three local historic sites on Civil War Park Day."
Five sites in North Carolina are participating in the annual Civil War Trust Park Day event on April 2.. In the Wilmington area it will take place at Fort Fisher (as mentioned in my Monday blog, Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson site and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport.
This is a promotion of the Civil War Trust and has been done ever since 1996.
** Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson: Event goes from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will focus on debris removal, ruin stabilization, leaf and weed removal, cleaning the wayside signs and park benches, and sanding and sealing the entrance sign.
** Fort Fisher: Runs from 8:30 a.m. to noon. debris removal, leaf raking, light painting and scraping. Gloves and tools provided on site. Lunch will be given by the Friends of Fort Fisher.
** North Carolina Maritime Museum--Southport, N.C. (at site of Fort Johnston). 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Grounds cleaning, landscaping at the museum entry and planting a popular history garden (a project of Girl Scout Clarissa Sommers for her Gold Award).
Getin' Down and Dirty for the History. --Old B-Runner
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