Near New Concord in Calloway County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Heiman

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

1. Fort Heiman Marker

Inscription. Confederate fort erected in 1861. Federals occupied 1862. Seized by CSA Gen. Forrest in fall 1864. With field cannon his cavalrymen sank 2 Union river transports. Captured another and a gunboat, and commandeered them. Due east, this side of Kentucky Lake.

Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 147.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 36° 31.475′ N, 88° 7.156′ W. Marker is near New Concord, Kentucky, in Calloway County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 121 and Cypress Trail, on the right when traveling north on State Highway 121. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Concord KY 42076, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the 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 Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gerard Furnace / Iron Made in Kentucky (within shouting distance of this marker); Under Union Occupation (approx. 3.4 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Heiman (approx. 3.9 miles away); Pook Turtles (approx. 3.9 miles away); Slave Labor (approx.

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3.9 miles away); An Unfinished Fort (approx. 3.9 miles away); Forrest Stages A Raid (approx. 3.9 miles away); Memorial Honoring Those Who Served (approx. 4.4 miles away in Tennessee). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Concord.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 6, 2021

2. Fort Heiman Marker

Fort Heiman Marker and Park Service Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

3. Fort Heiman Marker and Park Service Sign

Entrance to Fort Heiman Park Unit image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

4. Entrance to Fort Heiman Park Unit

The entrance to the Fort Heiman National Park unit (administered by the Fort Donelson National Battlefield) includes over 150 acres. Acquired in 2006, the site is roughly 3 1/2 miles east of the marker location, reached by taking Cypress Trail to Kline Trail.

Earthworks at Fort Heiman image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Swain, September 4, 2010

5. Earthworks at Fort Heiman

Fort Heiman National Park Service Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, March 6, 2021

6. Fort Heiman National Park Service Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,189 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 14, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia.