Dover in Stewart County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
U.S. Gunboat St. Louis
February 14 1862
Flag Officer Andrew Foote
Erected by National Park Service.
Location. 36° 29.709′ N, 87° 51.428′ W. Marker is in Dover, Tennessee, in Stewart County. Marker can be reached from Lock D Loop north of Lock D Road when traveling north. Touch for map. At Fort Donelson Tour Stop 4 (River Batteries), walk down around the artillery battery and the marker is on the river shore. Marker is in this post office area: Dover TN 37058, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. U.S. Gunboat Louisville (a few steps from this marker); U.S.A. Naval Forces, Western Division (within shouting distance of this marker); Columbiad vs. Carondelet (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Gunboat Pittsburgh (within shouting distance of this marker); U.S. Gunboat Carondelet (within shouting distance of this marker); Killed By a Loose Bolt (within shouting distance of this marker); See Me Take a Chimney! (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstructed Powder Magazine (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dover.
Also see . . .
1. Department of the Navy - Naval Historical Center. USS Saint Louis (Submitted on May 3, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia.)
2. Fort Donelson Homepage. (Submitted on May 3, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia.)
Categories. • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels •
Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2017. This page originally submitted on May 3, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2017, by Brandon Stahl of Fairfax, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.