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Image: Split Rail Fence at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site

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Description: The site of much of the fighting at Island Mound is now covered in prairie foliage, as was about three-quarters of Bates County in the mid 19th Century. A split rail fence, also typical of the period, sets off the prairie from the viewing station.
Title: Split Rail Fence at Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site
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Author: John LaRoe
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