Fort Buhlow
Fort Buhlow | |
Fort Buhlow Location in Louisiana | |
Location | Off U.S. 165, Pineville, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 31°19′7″N 92°26′56″W / 31.31861°N 92.44889°WCoordinates: 31°19′7″N 92°26′56″W / 31.31861°N 92.44889°W |
Area | 0.8 acres (0.32 ha) |
Built | 1864 |
Engineer | Alphonse Buhlow |
NRHP reference No. | 81000299 |
Added to NRHP | 1 June 1981[1] |
Fort Buhlow is an American Civil War fort site located in Pineville, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 1981.[2] It was one of two forts built for the Confederate States Army by local plantation slave labor in March 1865 to prevent anticipated Union attacks. Alphonse Buhlow was the military engineer for the construction of the forts and this one was named for him.[3]
See also[]
- Forts Randolph and Buhlow State Historic Site
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System – Fort Buhlow (#81000299)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ National Register Staff (1 Jun 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Buhlow". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved 27 Feb 2020. With 2 photos from 1981.
- ^ Louisiana State Parks. "Forts Randolph & Buhlow State Historic Site". crt.state.la.us. State of Louisiana. Retrieved 2 Feb 2020.
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- Pineville, Louisiana
- Forts in Louisiana
- Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
- 1864 establishments in Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs