5/1/2019 to 6/30/2019 | Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site | Pilot Knob, MO
For the 2019 season, the historic site will be rotating six different themed displays of artifacts related to the site. Many of these are original artifacts that have never been on public display. Each themed display will be available for public viewing during regular business hours at the museum.
May and June will be themed "Dropped and Found." During the heat of the battle, many items were dropped and not recovered. Decades later, these items were found by people not only here at the battle site but all over the Arcadia Valley. The museum library has an extensive collection of personal items dropped by the soldiers of both sides. Bullets, belt buckles, coat buttons and many other items will be on display. This will be the first time many of these items have ever been on public display and are a great way to interpret what the soldiers were caring as they fought this battle. The artifacts will be on display and staff will be available to explain and interpret the artifacts.
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Upcoming displays will be:
| July-August | “Guess what it is” | We have several unique items pertaining to the battle and the history of the valley that will be on display. Visitors can take time to venture a guess as to what they are and what they were used for. |
| September-October | “Before the Fort” | Highlighting Native American life in the valley before European settlement. |
| November-December | “Remembering the past” | Highlighting the battle participant reunions and picnics, which kept the memory of the battle alive and also the latter activities developing the museum and the distinctive reenactments. |
This 2019 rotating exhibit event will include a reward for visitors who visit all six of the exhibits over the 2019 season. We will have an event passport, which can document attendance at the exhibits. The first five people to turn in completed passports showing attendance to all six exhibits will receive a VIP pass to the September 2020 reenactment. The pass will include VIP seating and parking at the event as well as other incentives. Everyone turning in a completed passport after the first five have been awarded will be placed in a random drawing for two additional VIP passes to be drawn in January 2020.
Museum Hours: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
This event is one of many events Missouri State Parks is hosting in celebration of the National Park Trust's Kids to Parks Day! Click here for a complete list of events in Missouri state parks and historic sites throughout the state.