Sixth Ohio Perryville Preservation Page
Starkweather Hill
Members of the 6th Ohio can be very proud of all that we have accomplished in the past ten years on this pristine gem of a battlefield to preserve it.  There are many portions of the field that are now accessible and marked with interpretive plaques thanks to our efforts.  During past cleanups we have removed 900 yards of modern fencing & fence posts, removed demolition debris from modern buildings, and cleaned Doctor's Creek.  See below for pictures of some of our past work. 
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Saturday April 4, 2009- Barn demolition
This non-period barn demolition was part of the Civil War Preservation Trust 'Park Day'.  We removed metal roofing from a collapsed barn and then disassembled the wooden structure.  Much of the framing will be used in constructing other period structures on the park property.  Those working on the project from the Sixth Ohio were Mike Davis, Mel Glover, Jim May, Tom Schenk and Steve Spohn.  State employees that worked on the project were Phil Kane, Roy Pike, William Preston, Jr. and Randall Crow.  Pictures of the Barn demolition work are below.

Museum Work
Sixth Ohio members Ken Cornett and Terry Winders worked in the park's museum helping with some of the new displays that are being installed.  Member Evan Cornett worked outside the museum cleaning up the lawn and landscaping.  No pictures are available.
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The barn early in the day- about 15 minutes into the demolition.The barn early in the day- about 15 minutes into the demolition.The barn early in the day- about 15 minutes into the demolition.Mel Glover and Tom Schenk teariing off the metal roof.Mel Glover and Tom Schenk teariing off the metal roof.One of the State employees who also worked on the demolition. Mike Davis rolling a large tractor tire from the barn to one of the debris piles.Mike Davis carrying a piece of metal roofing to it's debris pile. Jim May (orange coat) is returning from the pile.More demolition- State worker and Mel Glover (back to the camera) in the foreground. Roof demolition- State worker.More roof demolition- Mike Davis (red cap) and State workerMike Davis carrying off lumber.Steve Spohn (green shirt) and Mike Davis (red cap) working on metal roof.Mike, Steve and State worker working on more metal roofing removal.Mel, Mike and State worker peelibg off more roofing. Mike directing the work. He'll tell you it's because he's the Captain or that it's because he's a construction inspector during the week. Truth is we made him stop working when we realized that if he got hurt Joe L. would likely be the new Captain. ;-)All the debris was put into various piles. This is one of the piles of roofing.Roofing and old tiresMore roofing and tiresThe left end of the lumber pile. We did our best to separate out the bad lumber from that which could be salvaged for re-use on other park projects. The right end of the lumber pile. The pile was about 6 ft tall and 35- 40 feet long. The barn at the end of the day. Only about 10% remained. Look at the first photos and notice that the grass grew up to the barn. In this photo and the following one you can see all the bare earth that was inside the barn.The barn at the end of the day. Only about 10% remained. The end of a hard day.
Doctors Creek- between Sleettown and the Bottom HouseDoctors Creek- between Sleettown and the Bottom HouseDoctors Creek- between Sleettown and the Bottom HouseDoctors Creek- picture taken from the bridge crossing the creek near the Bottom House
Doctors Creek
Several years ago in the summer of of 2002 (?) the 6th OVI cleaned up Doctors Creek near the Bottom House.  A lot of trash and debris was removed.  The following year the Park was able to add a pathway along the creek and interpretive signs.  At the time of the battle was creek was very low.  The pictures below were taken on April 4, 2009 during the CWPT Park Day cleanup. The creek is higher than usual in the pictures due to rain in the area a few days earlier.