Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District

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
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District is located in Arkansas
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District is located in the United States
Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District
Nearest citySpring Hill
Coordinates33°30′34.097″N 93°43′03.902″W
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
NRHP reference No.04001031[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 2004

The fortifications were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

  • Thomas Dooley 1837 Land Patent.
    Thomas Dooley 1837 Land Patent.
  • Thomas Dooley 1839 Land Patent.
    Thomas Dooley 1839 Land Patent.
  • Map circa 1861–1865.
    Map circa 1861–1865.
  • Survey map 1900.
    Survey map 1900.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Summary description for Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 16, 2014.

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