HOLIDAY OPERATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR WILSON’S CREEK NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD

December 18, 2009 | Posted by javal

Press Release

Superintendent T. John Hillmer Jr. announced today upcoming holiday operational hours and closures for Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield.

The battlefield will be closed at 12 p.m. (Noon) on December 24 and all day on Christmas Day, December 25, 2009 and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2009 in observance of the national holidays.  The closure includes the visitor center, tour road and all battlefield grounds.

      The battlefield’s Civil War research library will be closed from December 20, 2009 through January 4, 2010 due to traditionally low winter visitation.  The library hours are normally 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

      Winter hours of operation for Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield continue to be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the visitor center and tour road.  An entry permit of $5.00 per adult or $10.00 per family is required for all
persons using the battlefield including walkers, joggers and bicyclists. Additional information can be found on the internet at www.nps.gov\wicr.

      Administered by the National Park Service, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield preserves the site of the first major engagement of the Civil War in the West.  The site is considered to be one of the best-preserved
battlefields in the National Park System.  The battlefield is located 10-miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri at the intersection of Highway ZZ and Farm Road 182.  More information can be obtained by calling (417)
732-2662.

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