Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site | |
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Location | Leon County, Florida, USA |
Nearest city | Tallahassee, Florida |
Coordinates | 30°17′02″N 84°09′07″W / 30.28389°N 84.15194°W |
Governing body | Florida Department of Environmental Protection |
Natural Bridge Battlefield State Historic Site is a Florida State Park in Leon County, Florida. It is located roughly between the city of Tallahassee and the town of St. Marks. During the American Civil War, the Battle of Natural Bridge was fought here on March 6, 1865. The site is named for a natural bridge over the St. Marks River. The Civil War Trust, a division of the American Battlefield Trust, and its partners have acquired and preserved 110 acres of the battlefield park.[1]