Civil War Fortification at Barnesville

Civil War Fortification at Barnesville
Location Deer Run State Forest, near Ellington, Missouri
Coordinates 37°13′10″N 90°59′14″W / 37.21944°N 90.98722°W / 37.21944; -90.98722Coordinates: 37°13′10″N 90°59′14″W / 37.21944°N 90.98722°W / 37.21944; -90.98722
Area less than one acre
Built 1863 (1863)
NRHP reference # 98000817[1]
Added to NRHP July 1, 1998

Civil War Fortification at Barnesville, also known as Fort Barnesville, is a historic American Civil War fortification located at Deer Run State Forest near Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri. It was built in 1863, and consists of a horseshoe shaped redoubt. It measures approximately 150 feet long and 135 feet wide.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Gerald Angel and Alien Tatman (April 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Civil War Fortification at Barnesville" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 50 photographs from 1998)


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