Ribbon Cutting for New Fort D Roof

Sarah Yenesel

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Cape Girardeau Area Chamber of Commerce, the public gathered to formally recognize the new roof on the American Legion building at the Fort D historic site in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Speakers included director of Parks and Recreation Julia Jones, city councilman and mayor pro tem Robbie Guard, American Legion representative Tom Giles and civil war enthusiast Scott House. After the remarks, the doors were opened for visitors to tour the inside.

People begin to gather before the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new roof at Fort D Historic Site in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Parks and Recreation director Julia Jones makes opening remarks at the Fort D ribbon cutting ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Councilman and mayor pro tem Robbie Guard speaks at the Fort D ribbon cutting ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
American Legion representative Tom Giles speaks about the Legion's history and involvement with the site during the Fort D ribbon cutting ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

Civil war enthusiast Scott House said that many people doubted the work needed would be done on the building during the ribbon cutting ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Part of the crowd watches Scott House speak at Fort D during the ribbon cutting ceremony in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Historical reenactors reveal the new plaque that marks the building as part of the National Register of Historic Places in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Those part of the re-roofing of the American Legion building, such as members of the Parks and Recreation department and American Legion, stand close by while Scott House cuts the ribbon in front of the building in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Scott House removes his hat and cheers with others after he opened the doors of the American Legion building for the public in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)

From left, Jerry Kasten, John Koenig and Linda Koenig speak about the cannon in front of them at the American Legion building in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)
Hand sanitizer and face masks are placed near the visitor book at the American Legion building in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. (Sarah Yenesel ~ Southeast Missourian)