Dear Fellow Board Members and Friends,Veterans Day Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, Nov 9th, at 1pm at the Buford Battlefield --- located at 262 Rocky River Road (also named SC 522) just South of the intersection with SC 9 in the community of Buford.

Special Speaker will be our Representative, Ralph Norman, of the 5th District of SC., Patriotic Songs will be performed by the Buford High School Choir, the Choral Society of Sun City Carolina Lakes.and Indian Land members,VFW Post 12136 Honor Guard, will render military honors. There will also be a wreath laying ceremony.

Continuation of Phase 1 - Stone Retaining Wall
The stone has been delivered to the memorial park to build a retention wall across the face of the sloping hill in front of the mass grave site.
This Phase, first of four, will improve the ascetic appearance of the battlefield and increase accessibility to the monuments.
Please join the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield as we honor Americas veterans at a special ceremony

Perseverando,
Ken
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Wreath Laying Ceremony
On Saturday, December 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM, Wreaths Across America will be at Kershaw City Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

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Friends of the Buford Massacre Battleground appreciate area business support like the folks at Nutramax.
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Mission of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battleground
It is the mission of the Friends of the Buford Massacre Battlefield is to promote, preserve and improve this battlefield memorial; to provide an educational experience so that the memory of these fallen heroes and their supreme sacrifice is not forgotten nor the significance of this battle denied its place in history.  

Any monies raised by this organization, a non-profit corporation registered with the state of South Carolina, will be used to pay for the improvements, maintenance and enrichment of educational experience of the battlefield. All purchases or donations can be treated as a tax deductible donation.

Click on the tab How to Support to learn of ways to support this cause.


Board of Directors
Thank you to the following who serve on the board of directors:
Ken Obriot, President
Jim Abel, Vice President
Greg Sligar, Secretary/Treasurer
Mary Jane Stallworth, Board Member
William Shepard, Board Member
Bob Bundy, Board Member
Dorothy Pennachio, Board Member

Click the picture above to learn about the grave and other structures at the site.
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Project for 2018 - Retaining Wall and Steps(left, right)


 Phase 1 of the improvements to the Buford Massacre Battlefield have been completed. The stone wall looks terrific, there are new photos in the Walkway Album, to show the progress we are making. Many thanks to all of the people who have been involved in the project and to acknowledge the fantastic cooperation we received from the Lancaster County Parks and Recreation Department, Hal Hiott, Director and his crew, Nicholas Miller, Purchasing Department Manager, Lancaster County, J'Nell Bryson of J'Nell Bryson Landscape and Architecture and Douglas the Project Manager for Stone Development and his crew which did such a marvelous job in constructing the wall.