Weston Bluff Skirmish Site
Weston Bluff Skirmish Site | |
 Weston from the ferry | |
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| Location | Along Ohio River north of Weston, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°28′29″N 88°04′24″W / 37.474722°N 88.073444°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| MPS | Caught in the Middle: The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000937[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1998 |
The Weston Bluff Skirmish Site, on a bluff over the Ohio River just north of Weston, Kentucky, was site of an American Civil War skirmish on June 21, 1864. A 10 acres (4.0 ha) area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
Confederate soldiers shot at boats at Weston; Union soldiers shot back. While minor, the skirmish was the largest military action in Crittenden County, Kentucky during the war.[2]
It was among several sites listed on the National Register as part of a 1998 study.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen (May 30, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Weston Bluff Skirmish Site". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2017. With 11 photos from 1998.
- ^ James E. Jacobsen (April 4, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Caught in the Middle: The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River MPS". National Park Service. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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