Shiloh National Military Park to host Underground Railroad Junior Ranger Program

The following is a news release from Shiloh National Military Park:

CORINTH, MS – Calling all Junior Rangers! Join Shiloh National Military Park for a special Junior Ranger Camp on Saturday, January 13th, at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center.

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most
conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” — Harriet Tubman

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15th) and African American Heritage Month (February 1 – March 1) Shiloh National Military Park will host an Underground Railroad Junior Ranger Camp. We will be learning about how the Underground Railroad started, and how it operated assisting many to gain their freedom. Please join us as we explore this unique piece of heroic American History and earn an Underground Railroad Junior Ranger badge.

The program will take place at our Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center beginning at 10:00 AM and will end at 12:00 PM.

Participation in this camp is free to registered Junior Rangers and their guardians, so don’t wait, register today by calling 662-287-9273. We are limited to only 50 Junior Rangers (parents and guardians are welcome but are NOT counted as part of the 50) for this camp, so don’t wait, sign up today!

For more information on upcoming events at both the Shiloh and Corinth Battlefields go to www.nps.gov/shil, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shilohnmp, or follow us on Twitter @ShilohNPS.