Columbus-Belmont State Park
- Address
- Hickman County, Kentucky
- Website
- parks.ky.gov
About Columbus-Belmont State Park
Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War. The site was considered by both North and South to be strategically significant in gaining and keeping control of the Mississippi River. It commemorates military actions in Columbus, Kentucky, and across the river in Belmont, Missouri.
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- Founded
- 1934
Photos of Columbus-Belmont State Park
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01KentuckyKnowledgeum at en.wikipedia · Public domain
02Belmont Battlefield MissouriAmerican Battlefield Protection Program · Public domain
03Columbus-Belmont-Mississippi-River-south-kyBrian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
04Columbus-Belmont-Mississppi-River-kymoBrian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
05Columbus-Belmont-marker-kyBrian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0
06Crossing Over wayside in Columbus, KY (2ae6a2d2-4b5c-46c2-aec2-935f5161204b)National Trails Office (US National Park Service) · Public domain
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Nearby museums
Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 17 miles of Columbus-Belmont State Park; the closest, Hickman County Museum Board, is about 9.3 miles away.
