Fort Lytle (College Hill)
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ChapterhouseInc
N 36° 59.272 W 086° 27.116
16S E 548772 N 4093666
Located behind Cherry Hall on WKU campus.
Waymark Code: WMJER
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/27/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
Views: 18

The Union Army named this site Fort Lytle, after General William Haines Lytle, who died while leading a charge at the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on 20 September 1863.
County / Borough / Parish: Warren

Year listed: 1984

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1850-1874

Historic function: Defense: Fortification

Current function: Landscape: Park

Privately owned?: no

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Street address: Not listed

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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