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The Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve in Munfordville, KY is listed on the National Register of Historic places. The Preserve is nonprofit and remains a cooperative effort between the Hart County Historical Society and the Civil War Preservation Trust as well as volunteers who care about the preservation of local heritage and their community. The Historic Preserve is a member of the Kentucky Civil War Sites Association and works with Western Kentucky University to offer learning opportunities for college students in several fields.

​​Members of the society provide guided tours of the house and grounds overlooking the bridge and battlefields as well as other areas of historical interest in and around Munfordville. Call 270.524.0101 to make arrangements for your group tour.   All arrangements must be made  two weeks in advance.
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In addition to hosting a Living History Day during Hart County Civil War Days, the Annual Woodson House Garden Festival Fundraiser  is held every Spring  on the grounds of the Battle for the Bridge Preserve. The festival features booths with garden & handcrafted items, period music, educational demonstrations,  a scavenger hunt, and a Ladies Victorian Tea.

NO HUNTING ON PRESERVE.

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The
Anthony Woodson House
is on the Battle for the Bridge Preserve just off 31W south of Green River.  It overlooks the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Bridge completed in 1859 and the sites of the Battles of Rowletts Station and Munfordville.  Feel free to wander the Woodson House grounds from dawn to dusk.  House tours available on summer weekends and 
festivals.
See events page.
Hart County National Register of Historic places
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