Overmountain Victory Trail Association

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CONDUCT YEAR-ROUND LIVING HISTORY INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS AT PUBLIC EVENTS AND SCHOOLS ON THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL

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OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MARCH

MASTER PLAN, ABINGDON, VA TO ELIZABETHTON, TN

THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A MASTER PLAN ENCOMPASSING ROUGHLY 30 MILES OF TRAIL FROM RUTHERFORDTON TO MORGANTON, NC.

SUPPORT FOR FY15 COMMEMORATIVE MARCH

THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEVELOP THE COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS TO OPERATE, DEVELOP, AND MAINTAIN ANY PORTION OF SUCH A TRAIL EITHER WITHIN OR OUTSIDE A FEDERALLY ADMINISTERED AREA. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO THE PUBLIC AND SCHOOLS DURING THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAIL. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC, STATES AND OR THEIR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, LANDOWNERS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, OR INDIVIDUALS.

CONDUCT ANNUAL MARCH ALONG OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND GENERAL PUBLIC - THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND OVERMOUNTAIN TRAIL ASSOCIATION WILL WORK WITH NEIGHBORING PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE 330-MILE TRAIL ROUTE TO HOST THE 243RD ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MARCH FROM ABINGDON TO KINGS MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, HIGHLIGHTING NOT ONLY THE HISTORY OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND THE CAMPAIGN, BUT ALSO THE DAILY LIFE AND EXPERIENCES OF MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN AND MINORITIES DURING THAT ERA. THE PUBLIC AND ROUGHLY 12,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN WILL HAVE ACCESS TO VARIOUS PORTIONS OF THE TRAIL AND WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORIC CAMPAIGN OF THE OVERMOUNTAIN MEN EN ROUTE TO THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

CONDUCT ANNUAL MARCH ALONG OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND GENERAL PUBLIC AT LIVING HISTORY INTERPRETATION EVENTS

PROJECT STATEMENT THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION AND INTERPRETIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO THE PUBLIC AND SCHOOL CHILDREN ON A YEAR-ROUND BASIS. THE FUNDS OF THIS TASK AGREEMENT WILL BE USED BY THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL ASSOCIATION (OVTA) TO PROVIDE DIRECT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGHOUT THE 330-MILE CORRIDOR OF THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL (OVNHT) ACROSS FOUR STATES (VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA) AND SUPPORT THE NUMEROUS TRAIL TOWNS, GATEWAY COMMUNITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE OVNHT. THIS AGREEMENT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TO ENSURE THAT THIS PROGRAMMING SHARING THE STORY OF THE TRAIL AND HIGHLIGHTING ITS RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IS AVAILABLE TO THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR AND NOT LIMITED TO ONLY A SPECIFIC TIME OF YEAR.

THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL COOPERATIVELY DEVELOP A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN, TOOLKIT AND MATERIALS TO ENCOURAGE ACQUISITION, PROTECTION, OPERATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND MAINTENANCE OF THE OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE NPS (OVVI). THIS WILL ALLOW FOR BROAD, NETWORK-WIDE COMMUNICIATIONS, UPDATES AND ADVERTISEMENTS THAT WILL REACH CONSTITUENT PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES AND THE PUBLIC THAT ALLOWS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT AND PROTECTION OF THE TRAIL, AND ENCOURAGES THE ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC AS INTENDED IN THE NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT.

THIS PROJECT ENGAGES COMMUNITIES THROUGH INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS ABOUT THE HISTORIC TRAIL, BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN AND AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

NPS AND OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY TRAIL ASSOCIATION WILL WORK WITH NEIGHBORING PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO HOST SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND PROMOTE THE TRAIL AND BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.

CONDUCT 2021 ANNUAL MARCH ALONG OVERMOUNTAIN VICTORY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND GENERAL PUBLIC AT LIVING HISTORY INTERPRETATION EVENTS

HOST THE 240TH ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MARCH FROM ABINGDON TO KINGS MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

HOST THE 239TH ANNUAL COMMEMORATIVE MARCH FROM ABINGDON TO KINGS MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MILITARY PARK

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LAND ACQUISITION PLAN, OVTA

ACQUIRE SIX MATCHING FIFES, TWO MATCHING, PERIOD APPROPRIATE FIELD SNARE DRUMS, AND ONE BASS DRUM TO ENSURE HARMONIOUS PRECISION PERFORMANCES

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