Local History Scavenger Hunt
Your extra credit is a historic picture hunt at Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park and two Marietta Cemeteries. This is extra credit, you do not have to do it, so do not complain about it. This will probably take many hours. You must complete all of the tasks to receive credit. There is no partial credit and no late extra credit will be accepted. Your assignment is due on or before 8:15 A.M on April 30th Rules: -All or nothing, no partial credit -No other student may be in a picture with you -Pictures must be printed out and presented in the same order as the tasks. -Obey ALL park and cemetery rules and regulations. Do NOT climb on cannons. -Drive safely. -Stay out of the trenches. -Be respectful of the dead. -Be careful while walking and bring water. -People died here, so be VERY respectful. -Headstones must be legible -Have Fun. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Visitor Center Lobby 1. Get a park brochure stamped and signed by a staff member. Take a picture of yourself beside, or with the following: 2. Having a staff member putting “bunny ears” behind your head. 3. holding the book Company Aytch. 4. the CCC pictures. 5. the dog tent. 6. Harlem Shake beside the 3 Inch Ordinance Rifle Museum Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. the cannon that was used during the Battle of Kennesaw Mtn. (it is a very specific one). 2. pointing at General Thomas. (Stay on your side of the rail) 3. pointing at General Cheatham. (Stay on your side of the rail) 4. the railroad spike 5. the Cherokee Dragoon’s Flag 6. the medical kit 7. General French’s coat 8. Pointing at Pvt. S.J. Baldwin 9. pointing at my name. Kennesaw Mountain Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. reading the front of the Georgia Monument. 2. yourself sitting on the bench at little Kennesaw Mountain overlook. 3. The fourth cannon on the mountain, pointing in the direction that the cannon is facing 4. Pointing at Atlanta (or where it should be if it is cloudy) Pigeon Hill Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. From the parking area at Pigeon Hill, look across the street and take a picture of a Llama. 2. Go up the trail labeled “Pigeon Hill”. There is a Rock and a picture of that rock at the top of the hill. Take a picture of yourself that has the rock and the picture of the rock in it. 3. Pointing at the name Lightburn that is on the marker Cheatham Hill Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. Pointing at the two cannons on the right as you turn into Cheatham Hill 2. Sitting in front of the Texas Monument 3. Reading the Marker called “A Humanitarian Act” while looking smart 4. Take a picture of yourself in the fort (The marker says “Camouflaged..”) 5. You sitting on the steps of the Illinois Monument 6. You pointing at the tunnel 7. Take a picture of yourself next to the spot where Col. Dan McCook was mortally wounded. 8. Take a picture of yourself leaving a penny (or you can pretend that you left a penny)beside the grave of the Unknown Soldier; by the way, we think we know who he was. Kolb Farm Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. beside the tombstone of Peter Valentine Kolb III. 2. Standing in front of the farmhouse, jazz hands Cemeteries Marietta National Cemetery Take a picture of yourself beside or with the following: 1. R.S. Dilworth – 21st Ohio Infantry 2. Copernicous Coffee – 22nd Indiana Infantry 3. Emma Stephenson – Nurse 4. Pearl Harbor Monument 5. Wisconsin Monument 6. Sitting on the Rostrum 7. Lee H. Phillips (Korean War) Medal of Honor Recipient 8. You and the Arch Marietta City Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery 1. Bill Yopp 2. Steadman Sanford 3. Lady in Black 4. Mary Phagan 5. G.M.I. Cannon 6. Slave Lot Sign 7. Sen. Alexander Stephens Clay |
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