Rivers Bridge State Historic Site

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
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. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. McCorkle, Norman; Linda Lake (August 21, 1970). "Rivers Bridge State Park" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  3. "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.

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