The Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District encompasses a series of military earthworks erected in southwestern Arkansas, along the Red River in Hempstead County. They were constructed in late 1864 by Confederate troops under orders from Major-General John B. Magruder as a defense against the potential movements of Union Army forces toward Shreveport, Louisiana. They command a formerly major road intersection just east of Dooley's Ferry, one of the most important regional crossings of the Red River. After the war a cemetery for African-Americans was established adjacent to one of the gun emplacements.[2]
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District | |
 Cemetery with earthworks | |
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| Nearest city | Spring Hill |
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| Coordinates | 33°30′34.097″N 93°43′03.902″W / 33.50947139°N 93.71775056°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001031[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2004 |
The fortifications were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]
Gallery edit
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Thomas Dooley 1837 Land Patent. -
Thomas Dooley 1839 Land Patent. -
Map circa 1861–1865. -
Survey map 1900.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Summary description for Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
Further reading edit
- Christ, Mark K. (June 11, 2015). "Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Central Arkansas Library System.
- Environs of Dooley's Ferry, Ark., by M. A. Miller (Map). 1:2000. Confederate States. War department. Department of West Louisiana and Arkansas. May 20, 1864. Retrieved February 25, 2019 – via University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
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