Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park:
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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kennesaw, GA 30152
Phone:770-427-4686
Fax:770-528-8398
Web: www.nps.gov/kemo/
Size: 2,884 acres.
Established: Authorized as a national battlefield site on February 8, 1917; changed to a national battlefield park on June 26, 1935.
Location:In Kennesaw, Georgia, just west of Marietta. Accessible via I-75 and the Barrett Pkwy.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities:Hiking, horseback riding, interpretive programs, auto touring.
Special Features:Eleven miles of Union and Confederate earthworks are preserved withinthe park, marking the site of the battles of Kolb's Farm (June 22,1864) and Kennesaw Mountain (June 27, 1864) during the AtlantaCampaign. General William T. Sherman's southward advance wastemporarily halted here by General Joseph T. Johnston and the stalwartdefense of his Confederates. Park interprets the historic events inwhich more than 5,350 soldiers were killed inthe battles fought here from June 19, 1864 through July 2, 1864.
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