Saline Island (Kentucky)

Saline Island
Nearest city Saline Mines, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°34′49″N 88°08′02″W / 37.58028°N 88.13389°W / 37.58028; -88.13389Coordinates: 37°34′49″N 88°08′02″W / 37.58028°N 88.13389°W / 37.58028; -88.13389
Area 200 acres (81 ha)
Built 1864
MPS Caught in the Middle: The Civil War on the Lower Ohio River MPS
NRHP reference # 98001291[1]
Added to NRHP October 30, 1998

Saline Island, also known as Johnson Island, in the Ohio River near Saline Landing, Illinois, has historical significance dating to 1864 during the American Civil War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

It is located at the confluence of the Saline River with the Ohio River, at miles 865-67 of the latter, on the Illinois side of the river, but the island is part of Kentucky.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ James E. Jacobsen (March 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Saline Island / Johnson Island / UN-32". National Park Service. Retrieved April 8, 2018. With two photos from 1997.
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