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Site Name Battle of Carthage State Historic Site Street Address East Chestnut Street, next to Carter Park City / State / Zip Carthage MO, 64836 Phone number 417-682-2279 Web Page www.mostateparks.com   Admission Fee Free. Hours Daily from dawn to dusk. Visitor services Information. Regular Events July, Vesper's Service to honor the battle and the fallen soldiers.     Directions From I-44 take State Highway 71 (Carthage exit), exit 18; proceed north on 71 for 6 miles to Highway 571 at Carthage; travel east on Chestnut Street 10 blocks to site.
Site Description
This 7.4-acre tract was the site of the final confrontation of the Battle of Carthage, a daylong running skirmish that began on July 5, 1861, some 9 miles northeast of Carthage. An interpretive shelter with displays explains the history of this early armed confrontation (it preceded the first Battle of Bull Run by seventeen days).

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