| Gettysburg National Battlefield Park Adopt A Position Program |
The N.P.S. Adopt A Position program was first introduced in 1996 in order to assist the
Park Service in the upkeep of the numerous sites that they are responsible for. The
program also provides an opportunity for civic minded individuals to take an active role
in the preservation of these historic national treasures.
A surgeon with the 20th Georgia, Dr. Solomon Secord (Grand nephew of Laura Secord of
the War of 1812) hailed from Canada and after the war returned to Kincardine, Ontario.
Solomon Secord's final resting place is a cemetery in Kincardine where he has been
immortalized by the only known monument to a Confederate soldier on Canadian soil.
Park Service in the upkeep of the numerous sites that they are responsible for. The
program also provides an opportunity for civic minded individuals to take an active role
in the preservation of these historic national treasures.
A surgeon with the 20th Georgia, Dr. Solomon Secord (Grand nephew of Laura Secord of
the War of 1812) hailed from Canada and after the war returned to Kincardine, Ontario.
Solomon Secord's final resting place is a cemetery in Kincardine where he has been
immortalized by the only known monument to a Confederate soldier on Canadian soil.
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Those in attendance generally enjoy the quiet of the
park during these off peak times when one can truly
appreciate the serenity of Gettysburg.
All members and interested parties are invited to take
part in this most worthwhile and enjoyable project. For
further information, please contact Donna Elliott.
park during these off peak times when one can truly
appreciate the serenity of Gettysburg.
All members and interested parties are invited to take
part in this most worthwhile and enjoyable project. For
further information, please contact Donna Elliott.
Each April and November, members of the ACWHRS
travel to Gettysburg to take part in the upkeep of this
important position within the park. The work consists of
one day of light labour that includes the raking and
collection of leaves and scrub brush, the rebuilding of the
stone wall at the top of the field and the maintenance of
one of the few remaining old trees on the park property.
travel to Gettysburg to take part in the upkeep of this
important position within the park. The work consists of
one day of light labour that includes the raking and
collection of leaves and scrub brush, the rebuilding of the
stone wall at the top of the field and the maintenance of
one of the few remaining old trees on the park property.
The affiliation of the ACWHRS with this program
began in November of 1996 and saw our group as
one of the first to adopt responsibility for a large
scale position. In selecting Houcks Ridge, (which
incorporates the Triangular Field and Smiths New
York Battery atop the Devils Den) the ACWHRS
realized the fact that the 20th Georgia of Benning's
brigade was one of the units involved in the fighting
at Devils Den and in and around the Triangular Field
on July 2, 1863.
began in November of 1996 and saw our group as
one of the first to adopt responsibility for a large
scale position. In selecting Houcks Ridge, (which
incorporates the Triangular Field and Smiths New
York Battery atop the Devils Den) the ACWHRS
realized the fact that the 20th Georgia of Benning's
brigade was one of the units involved in the fighting
at Devils Den and in and around the Triangular Field
on July 2, 1863.
| The Triangular Field |
| Smith's Battery atop the ridge |
Donna Elliott places a Canadian flag at the National
Cemetery
Cemetery
| An ACWHRS work team |