Fort Riverview facts for kids

Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Distant view from the southeast
Location in Virginia Show map of Virginia Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Nearest city	Madison Heights, Virginia
Area	27 acres (11 ha)
NRHP reference No.	89001921
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 16, 1989

Fort Riverview is a historic archaeological site located near Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia. It is an American Civil War redoubt built by the Confederate States Army about 1863 to protect Six Mile Bridge and the James River and Kanawha Canal system along the James River. Fort Riverview served as part of the outer defense system for Lynchburg, Virginia. The protection of this bridge was vital to the Confederacy as it carried supplies for General Robert E. Lee. Since Lynchburg served as a major supply, staging, and hospital center, Fort Riverview was strategically located to protect this critical center.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.