Union Civil War Fortification
Union Civil War Fortification | |
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| Location | Bulltown Historic Area at Burnsville Lake, near Napier, West Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°47′34″N 80°33′40″W / 38.79278°N 80.56111°W |
| Area | 4.1 acres (1.7 ha) |
| Built | 1861 |
| MPS | Bulltown MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003515 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 21, 1984 |
Union Civil War Fortification, also known as Bulltown Civil War Site, is a historic archaeological site located near Napier, Braxton County, West Virginia. The site relates to the American Civil War Battle of Bulltown, that took place on October 13, 1863. During test excavations in the 1970s, remnants of structures, features, and artifacts were recovered.[2] The site was purchased by the Army Corps of Engineers during the development of Burnsville Lake, and is administered as part of the Bulltown Historic Area.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Robert F. Maslowski (October 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Union Civil War Fortification" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
Categories:
- American Civil War forts
- American Civil War sites in West Virginia
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Braxton County, West Virginia, in the American Civil War
- Forts in West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Braxton County, West Virginia
- Conflict sites on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Mountain Lakes, West Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs