Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

It's the birthday of the National Historic Preservation Act! So find an old building and give it some love! Why not start with the Ray House here at Wilson's Creek? https://www.nps.gov/places/ray-house.htm

Shout out to local Eagle Scout Dakota Wimsett for doing his Eagle Scout project at Wilson's Creek! THANK YOU, DAKOTA! #EagleScout #ScoutingMonth #WilsonsCreekNPS #MidwestNPS #MidwestNationalParks #Missouri

Show me! You're invited to a Zoom presentation with the Missouri Association of Museums and Archives to get a sneak peak at the renovation of the Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Visitor Center. It's at 2:30 pm to and is open to the public. #CivilWar #WilsonsCreekNPS #MidwestNPS #MidwestNationalParks #Missouri

It's #FridayFunday! Try the NPS costume generator and share your results below!

In honor of #WorldMaritimeDay, we salute Wilson’s Creek NB staff for their original Brown Water Navy research. Jeff Patrick, museum curator, Alan Chilton, museum technician, Larry Toll, past seasonal ranger, and Brooks C. Place co-wrote and published an article, Dr. George Holmes Bixby: Photographer on the Western Rivers, in the Fall 2019 issue of Civil War Navy magazine. The team’s research showed that Dr. Bixby Chief Medical Officer aboard the Navy’s first hospital sh...ip, the "USS Red Rover" was the wartime photographer of many previously unattributed photographs of Mississippi Squadron gunboats. Learn more about the Brown Water Navy: https://www.nps.gov/.../historyculture/brown-water-navy.htm Faces of the Brown Water Navy: https://www.nps.gov/.../historyculture/navy-personnel.htm Immerse yourself in the maritime heritage of the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/maritimeheritage/about.htm #CivilWar #WilsonsCreekNPS #MidwestNPS #MidwestNationalParks #Missouri

Celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday!

421 and counting! We welcome a Kentucky battlefield to the ranks of Civil War sites preserved and protected by the National Park Service!

To our 2020 seasonal employees and interns at Wilson's Creek National Battlefield and Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network: THANK YOU for an unforgettable season working to preserve, protect and share our cultural and natural resources! To learn more about the Heartland Network: http://bit.ly/HeartlandNetwork #midwestnationalparks #wilsonscreeknps #MidwestNPS #Missouri #inventoryandmonitoring #FriYay

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month! September 15 thru October 15 is celebrated nationwide as we honor the cultures of both Hispanic and Latino Americans. More than 20,000 Hispanics fought in the Civil War on both sides. The Civil War was the bloodiest war in the United States history and claimed the lives of more than 620,000 Americans. Hispanics were very much a part of this conflict. If you visit us at the park today be sure to stop by th...e information kiosk to pick up a free book "Hispanics and the Civil War" while the limited supply lasts. Learn more about Hispanic soldiers in the Civil War: http://bit.ly/HispanicSoldiersCivilWar Learn more about Hispanic and Latino heritage: https://www.nps.gov//npscelebr/hispanic-heritage-month.htm #HispanicHeritageMonth #FindYourPark #EncuentraTuVoz #midwestnationalparks #wilsonscreeknps #MidwestNPS #CivilWar #Missouri

Late-summer life What caught your eye at Wilson's Creek this summer? (Share photos and comments below.) Ranger Bjelland spotted this cicada and walking stick insect -- some of the creatures still busy in the park as summer draws to a close. Learn about other fascinating insects at our national parks: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/insects/about.htm #WilsonsCreekNPS #MidwestNPS #MidwestNationalParks #Missouri #insectsofmissouri

Never forget...

Many thanks to the crew from the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks and their work in the park this summer! #CivilWar #Missouri #midwestnationalparks #MidwestNPS #wilsonscreeknps #WatershedWednesday