Byways to Battlefields app released

From LaJunta Tribnune Democrat:  Byways to Battlefields app released

La Junta, Colo. — The Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service recently announced the release of the Android mobile application (App): "Byways to Battlefields."

 

Travel America's Byways® and commemorate 150 years since the American Civil War. The war (1861-1865) left a legacy throughout the United States, often in places you wouldn't expect. America's National Parks and public lands preserve and interpret these stories for travelers from the East to the Western Plains. Step onto the Battlefields, visit the graves of the fallen, experience life on the Homefront, and learn of the Civil Rights struggles from the Civil War era and beyond from the people who experienced it.



The App allows the traveler to: plan their experience by downloading content for the specific region (Mid-Atlantic or Western Plains) they wish to visit; 
 view descriptions of photos of Civil War sites and sort by theme; 
find driving routes designated as America's Byways® and obtain driving directions to Civil War sites; 
 find the sites nearest their location and customize their travel route accordingly; and  contact local organizations. 

“Byways to Battlefields” is a free App available for download at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.byways.cw150, or is available from the Google Play Store directly on an Android mobile device. 



Please utilize this forum to post and feedback you have on the App, or to post any data or traveler responses that would help us measure the performance of this effort.

Android is a trademark of Google Inc.
The Civil War battlefield at Glorieta Pass is about two hundred fifty miles south of La Junta on the path of the Southwest Chief on its journey in New Mexico near Lamy, New Mexico. Pecos National Park, which contains part of the Glorieta Battlefield, is accessible from I-25. The Santa Fe Trail, which passes through La Junta, is definitely on the App. A better view of the Glorieta Battlefield is from the windows of the Southwest Chief, leaving every day from La Junta at approximately 8:30 a.m. Guided tours from Trails and Rails are available on Fridays and Sundays on Train 3, Saturdays and Mondays on Train 4, returning to La Junta from points south. These tours run through Sept. 2-3.