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 Wednesday, October 24th. Do some quick internet research to learn locations and opening times.
Rules:
-All or nothing, no partial credit
-Pictures must be printed out or posted on Instagram (see separate instructions)
-Obey ALL park and cemetery rules and regulations. Do NOT climb on cannons.
-Drive safely and only cross roads at crosswalks and WITH the light.
-Stay out of the trenches.
-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
Take a picture of yourself beside, or with and doing the following:
Outside the Visitor Center, Inside the V.C, and Gift Shop
- getting a park brochure. (It has a map you will need)
- pretending to fire the 3 inch rifle
- holding book a written by a civil war soldier
- reading the timeline
Museum
- Point at the picture of the cannon that was used during the Battle of Kennesaw Mtn..
- pointing at General Johnston and imitate his expression (Stay on your side of the rail)
- look like you are having a conversation with General Sherman (Stay on your side of the rail)
- the Cherokee Dragoon’s Flag
- the medical kit
- Pointing a drawing of me. Hint: Think cannons.
- Pointing at the log that has the cannon balls in it
Multiuse Trail
- Reading the “Peachtree Trail” marker. Hint: It is on the way to the overflow parking.
Kennesaw Mountain
- reading the front of the Georgia Monument.
- The fourth cannon on the mountain top, pointing in the direction that the cannon is facing
- Pointing at carving that is dated 1887. The date is on a rock (Hard to find)
24 Gun Battery
- Pointing at an artillery earthwork.
Pigeon Hill
- The “US Regulars” monument
- Go up the trail labeled “Pigeon Hill”. On a sign near the top there is a Rock and a picture of that rock. Take a picture of yourself that has the rock and the picture of the rock in it.
Cheatham Hill
- Pointing at the two cannons on the right as you turn into Cheatham Hill
- Sitting in front of the Texas Monument
- Reading the Marker called “A Humanitarian Act” while looking smart
- Take a picture of yourself in the fort (The marker says “Camouflaged..”)
- Pointing at the “Coffey” monument
- You sitting on the steps of the Illinois Monument
- Take a picture of yourself next to the spot where Col. Dan McCook was mortally wounded.
- 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.
- At the steps of the IL Monument (back to monument) follow the trail down and around the field in front of you. Go across the bridge and follow the trail to the marble marking the starting point of McCook’s Brigade”.
- Beside the tunnel looking tired after climbing back up the hill to the monument
Kolb Farm
- beside the tombstone of Peter Valentine Kolb III.
- Standing in front of the farmhouse, jazz hands
Marietta National Cemetery
- Copernicus Coffey – 22nd Indiana Infantry
- Emma Stephenson – Nurse
- Pearl Harbor Monument
- Henry W. Cates (Spanish-American War)
- Sitting on the Rostrum
- Lee H. Phillips (Korean War) Medal of Honor Recipient
- Any “Unknown” grave
Marietta City Cemetery and Confederate Cemetery
- Bill Yopp
- Angel erected by the “Lady in Black”
- Mary Phagan
- G.M.I. Cannon
- Mattie Harris Lyon Statue
- The Arch of Tribute
Instagram instructions:
- You may do this individually or with a team of up to 3.
- Please create teams of up to 3 people. Designate a Team Lead. If you choose to work individually, you will register just like you are a team.
- Once your team is created, please go to Instagram.com or your app store, download the app, and create a New Instagram account for your team, keep all team names SCHOOL APPROPRIATE. This account will be used for the extra credit and ONLY the extra credit. It must be a PRIVATE account. Please only create ONE Instagram account per team.
- Follow mr.coleSCHS on Instagram. mr.coleSCHS will follow you back.
- Team lead will complete the online registration found here: https://goo.gl/forms/5hkDx3QbXnsCuGKE3
Rules:
- All members of the group must be in all pictures, no exceptions.
- All posts must include what you are doing.
- All post must be appropriate.
- I (Mr. Cole) reserve the right to disqualify ANY image that I deem inappropriate.