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Kennesaw Mountain Battlefield Park is a 2,923-acre (11.8 km 2) National Battlefield that preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign. There are three battlefield areas: In front of the Visitor Center, off Burnt Hickory Road and a major site at Cheatham Hill (commonly known as the Dead Angle).
The site of the battle is now part of Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, where both Confederate deliberate trenches on top of the mountain and some Union rifle pits are still visible. [23] The American Battlefield Trust and its partners have saved almost four acres of battlefield land outside the park as of mid-2023. [24]
Map of Georgia with Cobb County highlighted. ... Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. October 15, 1966 : 2 mi (3.2 km) W of Marietta Marietta ...
The nearby city of Kennesaw, founded as Big Shanty, was renamed for the mountain after the war, although the mountain lies outside city limits. Kennesaw Mountain High School is another namesake. The Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park was created on June 26, 1935. It was formerly a Civilian Conservation Corps camp.
Apr. 30—MARIETTA — A new $12 million-plus network of trails is coming to Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. The Cobb Department of Transportation is set to break ground this summer ...
Nov. 19—Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive in Kennesaw, will have the following programs in December: — Dec. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. will be Unknown ...
Vicksburg National Military Park, Illinois Memorial Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. National Military Park, National Battlefield, National Battlefield Park, and National Battlefield Site are four designations for 25 battle sites preserved by the United States federal government because of their national importance.
Apr. 26—Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, 900 Kennesaw Mountain Drive, will have the following interpretive programs in May: — May 7 at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. will be the Atlanta ...