News Release No. 372

EXPERIENCE AN OLD TIME THANKSGIVING NOV. 20
AT BATTLE OF LEXINGTON STATE HISTORIC SITE

Volume 32-372

Contact: Sue Holst

(For immediate release)

573-751-6510

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, NOV. 9, 2004 - Celebrate an Old Time Thanksgiving on Saturday, Nov. 20, at Battle of Lexington State Historic Site in Lexington. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. The Friends of the Anderson House will give visitors insight about how that first Thanksgiving was celebrated. The Anderson House, which was used as a field hospital for both sides during the Civil War Battle of Lexington, will be open to visitors during the event.

Battle of Lexington State Historic Site is located on John Shea Drive in Lexington. For more information, contact the site at 660-259-4654 or the Department of Natural Resources at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information on Missouri's state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/search.do.

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