Kennesaw Battlefield Mountain #1

by Rafael Salazar

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Kennesaw Battlefield Mountain #1

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Rafael Salazar

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Photograph - Digital Fine Art

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Collection of Photographs depicting Autumn Season 2014 by Rafael Salazar
Colombian artist - Copyright 2014

The landscape around Kennesaw Mountain is lush and green and, in the 19th century, was dotted with large and small farms. Trees were abundant and the mountain was the focal point of the landscape. Animals grazed unhurriedly, munching on grassy fields in rolling pastures. This peace and serenity was abruptly interrupted on the morning of June 27, 1864.

Eight miles of earthworks are still visible today at the Cheatham Hill battlefield location of the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The plant life growing on the earthworks today helps keep them intact. Without this growth, the fortifications would be subject to soil erosion.

Artifacts may still be found today. But a frequent question asked is, "Can we go looking for them?" The short answer is, "No." It is actually illegal to relic hunt on federal property or even taking items that you happen upon. There is a law that prohibits removal of artifacts from public lands like national parks: the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPA).
What do you do when you find something at a national park?

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November 2nd, 2014

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