Rivers Bridge State Historic Site

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Nearest city	Ehrhardt, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°03′22″N 81°05′45″W / 33.05611°N 81.09583°W / 33.05611; -81.09583Coordinates: 33°03′22″N 81°05′45″W / 33.05611°N 81.09583°W / 33.05611; -81.09583
Area	390 acres (160 ha)
Built	1865
Architectural style	Other, Earthern Breastworks
NRHP Reference #	72001187^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 23, 1972

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, also known as Rivers Bridge State Park, located near Ehrhardt, a small town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, is noteworthy as an important Civil War historic site.^[2]^[3] It is in this area that General William T. Sherman engaged the Confederate Army on his advance from Savannah, and after two days of battle, outflanked the Confederates and forced them to withdraw. River Bridge State Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.^[1]

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ McCorkle, Norman; Linda Lake (August 21, 1970). "Rivers Bridge State Park" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
↑ "Rivers Bridge State Park, Bamberg County (off SC County Rd. 31, Ehrhardt vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 December 2012.

External links

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site - official site

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina

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Lists by county	Abbeville Aiken Allendale Anderson Bamberg Barnwell Beaufort Berkeley Calhoun Charleston Cherokee Chester Chesterfield Clarendon Colleton Darlington Dillon Dorchester Edgefield Fairfield Florence Georgetown Greenville Greenwood Hampton Horry Jasper Kershaw Lancaster Laurens Lee Lexington Marion Marlboro McCormick Newberry Oconee Orangeburg Pickens Richland Saluda Spartanburg Sumter Union Williamsburg York

Lists by city	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill

Other lists	Bridges National Historic Landmarks

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State Parks of South Carolina

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