Greenland Gap Day - an Historic Day for an Historic Place

Saturday May 5, 2001, Rain or Shine

Witness the unveiling of a historic marker by The Civil War Preservation Trust to commemorate The Battle of Greenland Gap.

Listen to an informative lecture by Steve French on "Greenland and the Civil War." Sons of Confederate Veterans Color Guard will honor the Civil War soldiers that served at Greenland.

Meet Mark Hale, author of The Hero of Greenland Gap and Greenland Genealogies.

Discover why the American Discovery Trail included Greenland Gap in their route through West Virginia.

Walk on the McCulloch's Trace, a mid-1700's pack horse trail used by George Washington in Sept. 1784.

Visit Fort Mulligan at Petersburg, another Grant County site protected by the Civil War Preservation Trust

Enjoy guided natural history tours of The Nature Conservancy Preserve. Your guides for the day:

Charles Baer, Ph.D. and Kenneth Carvell, Ph.D., both Professors Emeriti of West Virginia University.

Ruth Thornton, Naturalist, The Nature Conservancy

Emily Grafton, Naturalist, Department of Natural Resources

Greenland Gap Day kicks off with a tour beginning at 7:30 AM. "Early Bird" Nature Walk. Meet at The Nature Conservancy sign between Greenland Gap and Falls Gap.

French lecture, 10:00 AM at Greenland.

Easy or hard, take your choice of these guided nature walks here at 1:00 PM:

A Guided Nature Walk along the roadside through Greenland Gap. Begin at Greenland, or
A Guided Nature Hike to the top of the 823 foot north cliff using The Nature Conservancy Trail. Begin at Greenland. (Note: You must be in excellent condition to make this hike.) Estimated hiking time to the top 1 and 1/2 hours. Bring your walking stick. Park at Greenland, at the west end of Greenland Gap.

You may purchase a grilled chicken lunch from the Kiwanis Club. If you would like a lunch reserved for you, call or e-mail, so they will know how many chickens to prepare.

Directions: Greenland is one mile west of Scherr in Grant Co. Scherr is on Rt. 93, 1/10 of a mile north of the intersection of Rt. 42. Scherr is 10 miles east of Mt. Storm; 20 miles south of Keyser; 18 miles north-west of Petersburg.

For additional information or directions, or to reserve a lunch, call 304-749-8420 or e-mail: kunkelatgap@mountain.net.

Hope to see you there!