Campfire Program: From Kentucky to the Keyes: Camp Nelson Soldiers and Dry Tortugas National Park

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Sat Apr 04 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC-04:00

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6614 Old Danville Road Loop 2, Nicholasville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40356 | Nicholasville, KY

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Join the National Park Service (NPS) for the first evening program of the year at Camp Nelson National Monument starting at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 4, 2026!
NPS staff will explore the experience of 17 US Army soldiers who served in units organized at Camp Nelson and were sentenced to hard labor and imprisonment at Fort Jefferson in Florida during the Civil War. Today, the masonry fort is managed by the NPS as part of Dry Tortugas National Park.
The campfire program is free and open to the public and will take place in the field adjacent to the Visitor Center and Museum. Visitors should bring camping chairs.
For more information, please contact the park at 859-881-5716 or you can e-mail us at [email protected]
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