NPS - National Park Service
04/23/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/23/2024 07:35
National Junior Ranger Day Celebration at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Date:
April 23, 2024
Contact: Thomas Sobol, (336) 645-8472
April 23, 2024
Contact: Thomas Sobol, (336) 645-8472
To mark the end of National Park Week, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 27. Kids of all ages are invited to become a Junior Ranger and participate in interactive, family friendly programs.
Programs will occur outside the Visitor Center and near the Greene Monument from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Junior Rangers will have the chance to design their own monuments, draw their own maps of the battlefield, create 18th-century memes, and discover how trees tell history. Complete two activities and earn yourself a Junior Ranger badge!
Additional program information can be found through our calendar. All programs are free. No reservations are needed.
What is National Park Week? It is a week-long celebration of our national parks that begins on Saturday, April 20 and continues through Sunday, April 28.Entrance fees are waived on Saturday, April 20 to encourage people to come out and enjoy their national parks.Find a JR Ranger Day event near you.
About Guilford Courthouse National Military Park: Established in 1917, Guilford Courthouse National Military Park was the first Revolutionary War site designated by the federal government. An important historic and community asset in Greensboro, North Carolina, the park includes a collection of sites with a rich history related to the largest, most hotly contested battle of the Revolutionary War's climactic Southern Campaign. At the small North Carolina backcountry hamlet of Guilford Courthouse on Thursday, March 15, 1781, Major General Nathanael Greene and his army of almost 4,500 American militia and Continentals were tactically defeated by a smaller British army of about 1,900 veteran regulars and German allies commanded by General Lord Charles Cornwallis. Cornwallis paid for his dubious victory with nearly 27% of his army who were killed or wounded. Today, the park protects 250 acres of the approximately 1,000 acres of the actual battlefield.