Saltville Battlefields Historic District Explained

Saltville Battlefields Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:December 17, 2009[1]
Designated Other1 Number:295-5001
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:SR 91, SR 107, CR 632, Saltville, Virginia
Coordinates:36.8756°N -81.7653°W
Architect:Poor, R.L.
Architecture:Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Added:March 25, 2010
Refnum:10000096

Saltville Battlefields Historic District is a historic American Civil War battlefield and national historic district located around Saltville, in Smyth County and Washington County, Virginia. The district includes 3 contributing buildings, 31 contributing sites, 4 contributing structures, and 1 contributing object near Saltville. It encompasses the core areas of two battles, fought on October 2 and December 20, 1864, known as the Battle of Saltville I and Battle of Saltville II, where Confederate and Union forces contested control of the South's most important salt production facilities. Notable resources include the sites of salt furnaces, Well Fields, Fort Statham, Lover's Leap Defenses, Saltville Gap Overlooks, Mill Cliff gun emplacements, Fort Breckinridge, Fort Hatton, Sanders’ House/Williams Site Battlefield/field hospital, William A. Stuart House, and the Elizabeth Cemetery.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Saltville Battlefields Historic District. David W. Lewes. September 2009. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photos and Accompanying map