- Magee Farm
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Jacob Magee HouseJacob Magee House in 2010
Nearest city: Kushla, Alabama Coordinates: 30°49′18″N 88°9′49″W / 30.82167°N 88.16361°WCoordinates: 30°49′18″N 88°9′49″W / 30.82167°N 88.16361°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1848[2] Architectural style: Gulf Coast Cottage Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 88000112[1] Added to NRHP: February 12, 1988 The Magee Farm, also known as the Jacob Magee House, is a historic residence in Kushla, Alabama, United States. Built by Jacob Magee in 1848, the 1 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure is an example of the Gulf Coast Cottage style. The house is best known as the site of preliminary arrangements for the surrender of the last Confederate States Army east of the Mississippi River. Confederate General Richard Taylor negotiated a ceasefire with Union General Edward Canby at the house on April 29, 1865. Taylor's forces, comprising 47,000 Confederate troops serving in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, were the last remaining Confederate force east of the Mississippi River.[2][3] The Magee Farm was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1988.[1] In 2004, partially through the efforts of the Civil War Preservation Trust, the farm was opened as a museum. It ceased operation as a museum in 2010, due to a lack of public support and declining revenues, and was listed for sale. It was then listed on the Alabama Historical Commission's Places in Peril listing for 2010.[2]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Places in Peril". Preservation Report (Alabama Historical Commission) 37 (5): 8. July–August 2010. http://preserveala.org/pdfs/NEWSLETTER/JULY-AUG%202010%20WEB.pdf. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
- ^ Brendan Kirby (9 February 2010). "Spanish Fort park director offers to save Confederate landmark by moving it". Press-Register. http://blog.al.com/live/2010/02/spanish_fort_park_director_off.html.
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