Battle of Lexington State Historic Site
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Battle of Lexington State Historic Site | |
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Location | Lexington, Missouri |
Coordinates | 39°11′33″N 93°52′34″W / 39.19250°N 93.87611°W |
Area | 94.57 acres (38.27 ha)[1] |
Established | 1958 |
Original use | Battlefield |
Visitors | 28,165[1] (in 2017) |
Governing body | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website | Battle of Lexington State Historic Site |
Official name | Anderson House and Lexington Battlefield |
Designated | June 4, 1969 |
Reference no. | 69000110[2] |
The Battle of Lexington State Historic Site is a state-owned property located in the city of Lexington, Missouri. The site was established in 1958 to preserve the grounds where an American Civil War battle took place in 1861 between Confederate troops led by Major-General Sterling Price and federal troops led by Colonel James A. Mulligan. The site offers a short battlefield loop trail, picnicking, and tours of the battlegrounds and Oliver Anderson mansion.[3]
See also
[edit]- List of Missouri state parks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lafayette County, Missouri
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Battle of Lexington State Historic Site: Data Sheet" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. November 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Battle of Lexington State Historic Site". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. December 10, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Government
- General information
- Battle of Lexington State Historic Site Map Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Categories:
- 1958 establishments in Missouri
- American Civil War museums in Missouri
- Battlefields of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
- Missouri in the American Civil War
- Missouri State Historic Sites
- Museums in Lafayette County, Missouri
- Protected areas established in 1958
- Protected areas of Lafayette County, Missouri