The trails at Fishers Hill Battlefield are closed as repairs are being made after a pipeline explosion on July 25. When a gas pipeline exploded that morning, flames shot high in the air, causing I-81 to be closed for a brief time. Fortunately, the burn area was all on the battlefield and did not reach any residences.
The pipeline exploded just over the hill from the parking lot on Battlefield Road. You cannot see the burnt field from the parking area but you can see it from the interstate just south of State Route 601. I noticed that I could see some burnt trees on the far horizon from the parking lot.
Nearby there is a farm lane that is being used by Columbia Gas crews as they inspect the damage and replace the pipes.
I’ve been to this battlefield many times over the years, both on Civil War tours and just to walk. It’s a lovely spot if you don’t mind the hum of highway traffic.
Fishers Hill was the site of a Union victory in September 1864.
I’ll close with a picture of a contrail and clouds.
Goodness, I didn’t see any of this in the news. Missed it somehow. Thanks for the link.
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The explosion sounds scary, I am glad no homes were damaged. Love the sky photo. Take care, have a great day and happy weekend!
ReplyDelete...quite a battle on the battlefield.
ReplyDeleteFires have started spontaneously this year all across the continent so we certainly don’t need other fires from explosions and such.
ReplyDeleteI guess the pipeline has some historic mandates as it works on a battlefield...digging where various artifacts might have been buried through time.
ReplyDeleteExplosions sound terrifying. I'm glad no homes were destroyed.
ReplyDeleteHopefully they are able to reopen the battlefield area soon. That's a beautiful sky!!
ReplyDeleteI never heard about this on the news. It's scary and I'm happy no one was injured. I hope the battlefield can reopen soon. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteOoof! Scary. Lots of controversy lately about pipelines and I guess this would be partly why? I hope the monument field reopens soon.
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful last shot.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad nobody got hurt in the pipeline explosion. I also hope that they found out what caused it.
ReplyDeleteI couldn’t find a followup story so they have not issued another press release. It is possible that there are caverns under that route. There are some nearby.
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