Bolivar Heights

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Bolivar Heights is a historically significant ridge near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, known for its strategic role in multiple American Civil War battles.

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Bolivar Heights canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Maryland Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
linked to: Maryland Campaign

Union surrender at Harpers Ferry (1862) ⓘ
controlledBy Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentUse Civil War interpretation area ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
hasFeature interpretive markers ⓘ
overlook areas ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
hasViewOf Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Shenandoah River ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
locatedNear Bolivar, West Virginia ⓘ
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nearbySettlement Bolivar ⓘ
Harpers Ferry ⓘ
overlooks Harpers Ferry ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley approaches to Harpers Ferry ⓘ
confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers ⓘ
partOf Appalachian region ⓘ
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
significance important Confederate objective during campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
key high ground in defense of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
siteOf Battle of Harpers Ferry (1862) ⓘ
engagements during the Maryland Campaign ⓘ
multiple skirmishes between Union and Confederate forces ⓘ
strategicRole artillery position commanding approaches to Harpers Ferry ⓘ
defensive position for Harpers Ferry ⓘ
terrainType elevated ridge ⓘ
usedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
usedFor artillery emplacements ⓘ
infantry defensive lines ⓘ

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Harpers Ferry Gap → viewedFrom → Bolivar Heights ⓘ