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Curriculum-based Education Programs are offered Monday through Friday as weather and staff availability permit. These tours generally last 45 minutes to 1 hour. Reservations are required in advance. To reserve a date for a program, call the park at (540) 721-2094. We suggest that you book your selected date as far in advance as possible. Dates in April, May, and October fill up quickly. We do not accept rain dates; however, every effort is made to reschedule a tour to everyone's convenience. There is no admission fee. The park is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sheep grazing at the park.
To Be a Slave
Kindergarten and 1st Grade Program
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Union Soldier reading a document.
War on the Home Front
4th and 5th Grade Program
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Clash of the Titans
11th Grade Program
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Fannie Sellins  

Did You Know?
Fannie Sellins, organizer for the United Mine Workers, was gunned down in Brackenridge on the eve of the Great Steel Strike in 1919. Look for her monument in the Union Cemetery along Freeport Road in Arnold- within the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area.

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