Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District facts for kids
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Dooley's Ferry Fortifications Historic District
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Cemetery with earthworks
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 Location in Arkansas
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| Nearest city | Spring Hill |
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| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 04001031 |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2004 |
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) was established adjacent to one of the gun emplacements.
The fortifications were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.
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Map circa 1861–1865.
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Survey map 1900.
