Burr's Ferry Fortifications

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Burr Ferry Civil War Breastworks, 1864 | Vernon Parish

The Civil War Breastworks at Burr Ferry were erected during the Civil War to protect Texas from invasion. They are one of the few remaining earthen fortifications in Louisiana and the only Civil War site in Vernon Parish. This site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and it is on Louisiana’s Civil War Trail. It is the only known surviving example of “tetes

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24399 LA-8, Leesville, LA 71446

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https://www.vernonparish.org/listing/burr-ferry-civil-war-breastworks-1864