# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Campfire Program: From Kentucky to the Keyes: Camp Nelson Soldiers and Dry Tortugas National Park
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 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 cane_info@nps.gov

#NationalParkService #NationalPark #CivilWar
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nicholasville/campfire-program-from-kentucky-to-the-keyes-camp-nelson-soldiers-and-dry-tortugas-national-park/200029736691136
- **Event Categories**: kentucky-derby, trips-adventures, camping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029736691136?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=nicholasville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Nicholasville
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6614 Old Danville Road Loop 2, Nicholasville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40356
- **lat**: 37.79742
- **long**: -84.60223
- **full address**: 6614 Old Danville Road Loop 2, Nicholasville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40356

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Camp Nelson National Monument (https://allevents.in/org/camp-nelson-national-monument/19550625)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6614 Old Danville Road Loop 2, Nicholasville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40356
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Camp Nelson National Monument
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** kentucky-derby, trips-adventures, camping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Campfire Program: From Kentucky to the Keyes: Camp Nelson Soldiers and Dry Tortugas National Park ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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