Name: Drop-in Volunteering – Pruning the Heritage Orchard
Location: National Park Event Location

<p>Drop-in Volunteering – Pruning the Heritage Orchard</p>

Drop-in Volunteering – Pruning the Heritage Orchard

General mailbox for the public to contact the park.

The Homestead Act of 1862 transformed the world. Millions were invited to file claims including families, women, immigrants, and formerly enslaved people. Over 10 percent of the United States was homesteaded! The land, long inhabited by indigenous cultures, changed forever. Homesteaders created settlements and farms, drove industrial advancement, and built our nation chasing the American Dream.

A historic cabin stands next to a concrete path that leads to a plow shaped visitor center

The Palmer Epard Cabin and the Heritage Center

Freeman One-Room Schoolhouse

The tallgrass prairie is yellow with goldenrod in full bloom.

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The Homestead Heritage Center on the tallgrass prairie

Homestead Heritage Center

The tallgrass prairie spans to the Heritage Center on the horizon.

Homestead Education Center

Palmer-Epard Homestead Cabin

Homestead

Trails and park grounds are open from sunrise to sunset. Picnic areas are available at the Education Center and Heritage Center. There are a total of 3.0 miles of trails through the tallgrass prairie and woodland.

Drop-in Volunteering – Pruning the Heritage Orchard

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