(MURFREESBORO) The north end of Murfreesboro has been under a plume of smoke while the specially trained wildland firefighters from the Mississippi River Fire Management Zone completed a three-day controlled burn at the Stones River National Battlefield.
Supervisory Park Ranger Jim Lewis told WGNS that the burn began Tuesday (2/6/2024) and continued until noon on Thursday (2/8/2024). Within an hour after the burn, visitors were walking the charred paths and fields.
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To commemorate what became the Battle of Stones River, rangers and volunteers at the Stones River National Battlefield have planned events about the three-day Civil War battle.