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 (known as the Dooley Hill Cemetery[2]) was established adjacent to one of the gun emplacements.[3]

Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District
Cemetery with earthworks
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 1839 Land Patent.
  • Map circa 1861–1865.
  • Survey map 1900.

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Dooley Hill Cemetery (33.507375,-93.700960)". Find A Grave. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. "Summary description for Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District". Arkansas Preservation. Archived from the original on 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2014-09-16.

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