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Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield announces their 2nd Annual Photo Exhibit with the theme “When the Smoke Cleared”. Entries were submitted between August 15 and August 27. The entries will be on exhibit, at the battlefield, in the multipurpose room, from August 30 through September 19, 2008. The visitor’s center is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., seven days a week.
In partnership with the Southwest Missouri Camera Club, the National Park Service is working cooperatively again this year to highlight the historical and educational aspects of the battlefield through photography. According to Superintendent Ted Hillmer, Jr., this exhibit “allows the camera club to showcase their members’ creative sensitivity experience in presenting the battlefield for future generations”.
Photographers were allowed to submit two entries for each of the six categories, up to 12 entries total. First, second, and third place ribbons will be awarded in each category with the winners being announced on September 3, 2008. First place winners will have their photos published in the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield 2009 Calendar.
Administered by the National Park Service, Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield preserves the site of the first major battle of the Civil War in the West, site where the first Union general was killed in the Civil War and evokes the rural character experienced by the combatants. Wilson’s Creek is located 10 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri, at the intersection of Highway ZZ and Farm Road 182. To receive more information call (417) 732-2662.