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Fort Henry

While the location of Fort Henry was permanently submerged when the Tennessee River was dammed in the 1930s to create Kentucky Lake, visitors can see a small navigation beacon in the water marking the location of the northwest corner of the former fort. In addition, visitors can read a historical marker discussing the Battle of Fort Henry along a walking trail near the Fort Henry Trailhead in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.

Fort Henry: What's Nearby

Dover, TN
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Civil War  |  Historic Site
Dover Hotel (Surrender House), Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Dover, TN
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Fort Defiance/Fort Sevier/Fort Bruce
Clarksville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Clarksville, Tennessee (TN-58)
Clarksville, TN
Civil War  |  Historic Site
Slave Markets, Colored Troops, Freedman’s Bank and Exodusters
Nashville, TN
Civil War  |  Museum
Tennessee State Museum and State Capitol
Nashville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Nashville, Tennessee (TN-95)
Nashville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Smithland, Kentucky (KY-133)
Smithland, KY
Civil War  |  Museum
Travellers Rest Plantation and Museum
Nashville, TN
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker Hermitage, Tennessee (TN-26)
Hermitage, TN
Civil War  |  Museum
Simpson County Archives and Museum (old Simpson County Jail And Jailer's Residence)
Franklin, KY
Rev War  |  Marker
Lafayette Tour Marker, Shawneetown, Illinois (IL-81)
Shawneetown, IN
Civil War  |  Museum
Octagon Hall Museum/Kentucky Confederate Studies Archive
Franklin, KY

Related Battles

Fort Henry
Battle Facts
Tennessee | February 6, 1862
Result: Union Victory
Estimated Casualties
63
Union
42
Confed.
21
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