In observance of Memorial Day, Mansfield State Historic Site staff will conduct a short walking tour of the Mansfield City Cemetery on at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday May 27. The tour will focus on the section of the cemetery known as the “Confederate Rest,” and also will address how Union and Confederate soldiers came to be buried there. Also included in the tour will be the stories of a few notable persons in Mansfield’s and Louisiana’s history.

 

Those attending the program will meet at Mansfield State Historic Site by 10:30 a.m. then follow the Park Ranger to the designated parking area in town. This is a weather-permitting outdoor program involving a walk through uneven ground in the cemetery; dress appropriately for the weather and terrain. Please bring water as there will not be access to public drinking fountains.

 

Mansfield State Historic Site is located on State Highway 175, three miles south of Mansfield.  Program admission is $5 per person, ages 12 and under are free. General park admission is $4.00 per person ages 4-61; seniors 62 and over and children 3 and under are admitted free.  For more information, call 318.872.1474 or 888.677.6267, or visit www.LaStateParks.com.

 

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