National Historic Landmark-Newark Earthworks

National Historic Landmark-Newark Earthworks

This assemblage of prehistoric Hopewellian earthworks, notable for the precision of their layout and the size of their plan, stands as evidence of the amount of planning and effort which must have gone into the development of ...

Fort Webb and Civil War Earthworks

In 1860, Bowling Green was a thriving city of about 2500 inhabitants with many local businesses, a woolen factory, a candle factory, several mills, an iron foundry, and a newspaper. This city was vital to the war effort of both ...

Confederate Earthworks

The Battle of Fredericksburg

Twisting through the woods one hundred yards ahead of you are two well-preserved lines of earthworks constructed by Confederate forces in the winter of 1862-1863. General Robert E. Lee had ordered his troops to build the ...

Pioneer Brigade Earthworks

The trenches before you were built by the Pioneer Brigade of the Union Army of the Cumberland. After the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862, both armies piled dirt, logs, and stone ...

Octagon Earthworks

A Wonder of the World

These walls were once the center of an ancient civilization. The Octagon Earthworks, like a modern cathedral or county fairgrounds, were a focal point for the social and religious activities of the Hopewell people about 2000 ...

Wright Earthworks

Ancient Architecture Now Lost

The two earthen walls before you are remnants of one of the wonders of the ancient world. They were part of the Newark Earthworks, the largest set of geometric enclosures ever built. Much like a modern cathedral ...

Confederate Earthworks

These earthworks were erected by Confederate troops in 1861 as part of the defense system to block Union penetration of the James River.

Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Morris Ford Earthworks

1780 & 1865

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Nearby earthworks at Morris Ford, on the Salkehatchie River, built in the spring 1780 by Loyalists under Ben John. In May, soon after Charleston fell to the British, Capt. John Mumford of the South Carolina militia was ...

Earthworks Over River Batteries

These earthworks protected the river batteries from attack by land. It is likely that these works were constructed by the Confederates during 1861 or 1862, although there is some evidence that they were constructed by Union forces during 1863.

Marker can ...

Fort Ancient Prehistoric Indian Earthworks

You are standing inside an earthworks built by prehistoric Hopewell Indians nearly 2000 years ago. Early settlers in this area thought these walls were constructed as a fort. Today, archaeologists believe the site was used primarily as a religious and ...