Sulphur Trestle Fort Site


Sulphur Trestle Fort Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The site in June 2011
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Nearest city	Elkmont, Alabama
Coordinates	34°54′40″N 86°58′13″W / 34.91111°N 86.97028°W / 34.91111; -86.97028Coordinates: 34°54′40″N 86°58′13″W / 34.91111°N 86.97028°W / 34.91111; -86.97028
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
Built	1864 (1864)
NRHP Reference #	73000355^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 8, 1973

The Sulphur Trestle Fort Site is a historic Civil War battle site near Elkmont, Alabama. The fort was the site of the Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle on September 25, 1864. After defeating Union Army forces and recapturing Athens, Alabama, Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest moved north to attempt to destroy a key railroad trestle. The trestle was defended by a fortification manned by 1000 Union soldiers. Forrest's troops easily defeated the Union forces and burned the trestle. Today, about 400 yards (370 m) of trenches dug around the outside of the fort's parapet remain.^[2] The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
↑ Floyd, W. Warner (March 29, 1973). "Sulphur Trestle Fort Site" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014. See also: "Accompanying photos" (PDF). Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

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