Battlefield chief hanging up his ranger hat
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, April 29, 2016 After nearly four decades with the National Park Service, Stones River National Battlefield’s Chief of Operations Gib Backlund hung up his ranger hat to retire. His official first day of retirement is Monday. He recently sat down with The Daily News Journal…
Tourism to Stones River National Battlefield creates $20.6 Million in Economic Benefits
WGNS Radio (www.wgnsradio.com, 1450AM, 101.9FM) April 24, 2016 A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that nearly 265,000 visitors to Stones River National Battlefield in 2015 spent $15.2 Million in communities near the park. That spending supported 242 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to…
Stones River Battlefield marks the 153 Anniversary
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, December 26, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Stones River National Battlefield will sponsor a series of programs starting Saturday and running through Jan. 3 to commemorate the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Stones River. The Battle of Stones River was fought Dec. 31, 1862,…
2015 Christmas Parade
The Friends of the Stones River Battlefield had a great time supporting our living historians by ‘manning the gun’ at the historic Rutherford County (Tennessee) Courthouse.
Wreaths Across America, December 12, 2015
Wreaths Across America honors our fallen military hero’s by placing a simple wreath at the grave of a Veteran in remembrance of their service to the Nation. Over 600,000 Wreaths are placed each year at 900 national cemeteries. Just over 650 wreaths were placed on various graves throughout the Stones…