Near West Point in Hardin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Replica of Earthen Wall Cannon Emplacement

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

1. Replica of Earthen Wall Cannon Emplacement Marker

Inscription. This is a scaled down replica of the construction and reinforcement wall of Civil War fortifications much like the actual walls of Fort Duffield would have looked. Fort Duffield is located 300 feet above this site and accessible by a quarter mile trail at the end of the parking lot. Funding for this sign provided by a grant from Louisville Civil War Roundtable

Erected by Louisville Civil War Roundtable.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. 37° 59.504′ N, 85° 56.752′ W. Marker is near West Point, Kentucky, in Hardin County. It can be reached from Honeysuckle Lane. Marker is located in Fort Duffield Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Point KY 40177, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian

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Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Duffield (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Redoubt (approx. 0.2 miles away); Civil War Fort Duffield (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Duffield (approx. 0.2 miles away); U.S. Fort Duffield (approx. 0.2 miles away); Stuckey Gun (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Fort (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Point.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

2. Replica of Earthen Wall Cannon Emplacement Marker

Replica of Earthen Wall Cannon Emplacement image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 5, 2018

3. Replica of Earthen Wall Cannon Emplacement

Fort Duffield image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Charles I. Kelly, 1861

4. Fort Duffield

Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 9 times this year. Last updated on March 22, 2019, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 15, 2018, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.