Opening for the season April 1, 2023. Spring hours: Friday-Sunday 11-3
Buffalo Soldier Encampment at the Museum of the Sierra
Museum of the Sierra 42642 Tollhouse Rd, shaver lake, CABuffalo Soldier educators from the Buffalo Soldier Mounted Cavalry Unit, based in Three Rivers, CA will have an encampment of tents that re-create a 19th Century U.S. military bivouac. Representatives in historically accurate uniforms will educate and inform the public about the challenges and contributions of segregated African American troops on the American frontier. Educators will speak with the public and have period replicas to accurately depict the life of a 19th Century soldier. Between 1891 and 1913, Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks were the home to, and patrolled by, troopers from the 24th Infantry and 9th Cavalry. These men…