April 26th Park Day Schedule

Schedule for Park Day at Shepherdstown Battlefield hosted by SBPA:

9:00 A.M. :  Park Day volunteers meet at Riverside park at the intersection of River and Trough Roads.  Off road parking available.

  • President of SBPA, Mike Nickerson, will greet volunteers and give us a rundown of the day.  
  • Volunteers will break into two groups: Union and Confederate.

9:15 A.M. :  Leave Riverside park for clean up assignments

  • Union Group will stay at the river to clean up and around the Cement Mill.  
  • Confederate Group will head to the Osbourn Farm to clean up along the house, barn, and driveway.  

11:00 A.M. :  Trough Road Clean up by both Union and Confederate Groups

  • Trashbags will be available, gloves and trash grabbers are recommended.
  • Litter bags drop off locations – Intersection of River Road and Trough Road, Trough Bend, and Osbourn Farm Driveway

12:00 P.M : Lunch courtesy of SBPA at the Osbourn Farm

12:45 P.M : Gather for tour led by Dr. Tom McGrath – Tour will begin at 1 P.M. 

5:30 P.M. : Join us for dinner with Dr. Tom McGrath at Bistro 112 (please confirm if you are joining us so we may add you to our reservation)

7:00 P.M. :  Opera House Lecture by Dr. Tom McGrath about the Battle of Shepherdstown

9:00 P.M. : After-party is at the Mecklenburg Inn