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By Lee Hattabaugh, January 25, 2011
Bacon Creek Bridge Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Kentucky, Hart County, Bonnieville — 530 — Bacon Creek Bridge —  |
| The L & N R.R. bridge near here, a main USA supply line between Louisville and Bowling Green, was destroyed by Confederate troops in late 1861. Before repairs were complete, Morgan's Raiders burned it Dec. 5, 1861. This act brought Morgan's daring . . . — — Map (db m38507) HM | |||
| 2 ► Kentucky, Hart County, Bonnieville — Bacon Creek Trestle — |
| The unlucky L&N Railroad trestle over Bacon Creek received harsh treatment at the hands of Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan not once, but twice during the Civil War. The first destruction, in August 1861, was the first of many attacks Morgan . . . — — Map (db m39938) HM | |||