Weston Bluff Skirmish Site

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]

Weston Bluff Skirmish Site
Weston from the ferry
LocationAlong Ohio River north of Weston, Kentucky
Coordinates37.474722°N 88.073444°W / 37.474722; -88.073444
Area10 acres (4.0 ha)
MPSCaught in the Middle: The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River MPS
NRHP reference No.98000937[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 13, 1998

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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