Perryville
Battlefield State Historic Site
1825 Battlefield
Road, Perryville, KY 40468
859.332.8631 - perryvillebattlefield.org
Fall Hike/Tour
Saturday, November
3rd, 2012
Details – The hike starts at
11:00 a.m. The museum opens at 10:00
a.m. The museum charges a small fee to
visit their exceptional displays and view the media presentation. Participants are encouraged to visit the
museum before the hike to familiarize themselves with the high level details of
the Perryville campaign. There are
restrooms below the museum.
Please meet by 10:50 near the
Confederate Cemetery. The hike will
start promptly at 11:00 a.m. and will go on, rain or shine. We will cover four to five miles of the
Perryville Battlefield, discussing salient points of the battle along the
way. Please wear sturdy shoes (the paths
are mown grass), bring plenty of water, and have something to snack on. If it is a sunny day wear sunscreen and/or a
hat as the battlefield does not offer much in the way of shade. The terrain is rolling with a few short steep
climbs. The hike will last four hours.
For those interested we will
be having a post hike gathering at Lore Brewing Company in Danville. Lore specializes in tasty and smooth drinking
beers brewed on location. We will also
have food and other drinks (waters/soda) available (details to follow). Those going to Lore will be responsible for
their own beer purchases and share in the food costs (most likely excellent
pizzas from Bluegrass Pizza). Please
let me know if you are planning on the after hike event so I can let our hosts
at Lore know how many folks to expect.
Lore Brewing
Company
471 Whirlaway
Drive, Danville, KY 40422
859.209.4288 - lorebrew.com
Hike Leader Info – Darryl Smith
serves as a board of trustees member for the Buckeye Trail Association, is a
regimental color bearer in the Civil War Trust, and is a member of the Friends
of Perryville Battlefield. He is an avid
hiker and backpacker who also has a passion for American military history. Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site is
one of his favorite Civil War locations, due to the near pristine nature of the
park, looking much like it did during that hot day of October 8th,
1862. Please contact him at 513.321.1539
or ohioatperryville@yahoo.com
for further information.
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