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Fort Riverview

Fort Riverview

Archaeological site in Virginia, United States

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.[3][4]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. [3]
    "Historic Riverview on the James". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. [4]
    Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58 NRHP nomination


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