Columbus-Belmont State Park

Columbus-Belmont State Park
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Columbus-Belmont State Park is located in Kentucky
Columbus-Belmont State Park
Location in Kentucky
Columbus-Belmont State Park is located in the United States
Columbus-Belmont State Park
Location in United States
TypeKentucky state park
LocationHickman County, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates36°45′56″N 89°06′25″W / 36.765556°N 89.106944°W / 36.765556; -89.106944
Area156 acres (63 ha)
Created1934
Operated byKentucky Department of Parks
OpenYear-round
WebsiteOfficial website
Built1861
NRHP reference No.73000806[1]
Added to NRHPMay 09, 1973

Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War. The site was considered by both North and South to be strategically significant in gaining and keeping control of the Mississippi River. It commemorates military actions in Columbus, Kentucky, and across the river in Belmont, Missouri.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.