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(Nov 16-17, 2002) Enlarge Detail Beginning of Interpretive Trail 4 (Battle for the Bridge). Markers along this trail: 1. Battle for the Bridge 2. How We Know What We Know (Archeological Surveys & Interviews) 3. How We Know What We Know (Official Reports) 4. Crossing Elk Creek (The Toll Bridge & Fords) 5. Defending the Bridge and other Fighting along Elk Creek 6. How We Know What We Know (Letters, Diaries, and On-The-Spot Reporting) 7. Farming and Communities along the Texas Road |
(Nov 16-17, 2002) Enlarge Trail 4 site of the post-war Texas Road Elk Creek bridge. The view is looking north across the creek. The wartime bridge site is approximately 100 ft. west of here. The bridge at this location was constructed in the early 20th Century |
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(Nov 16-17, 2002) Enlarge This view is looking west, toward the wartime Elk Creek bridge site |
(Nov 16-17, 2002) Enlarge Remains of the William F. McIntosh home. McIntosh built and operated the wartime toll bridge across Elk Creek |
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Detail Interpretive Trail 5 (The Final Engagement). Markers
along this trail: 1. The Final Engagement 2. The Confederate
Counter-Attack 3. 1st Choctaw & Chickasaw Regiment 4.
Treating the Wounded 5. Burying the Dead 6. The Armies Rest
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(Nov 16-17, 2002) Enlarge Interpretive Trail 6 (Honey Springs Battlefield Memorial). Markers: 1. The Confederate Headquarters and Reserve Units 2. Battlefield Archaeology 3. How We Know What We Know (Soldiers' Letters) 4. Honey Springs Depot on the Texas Road |
