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November 2023 by April Johnson
Had fun seeing the place and enjoying the scenery including the sheep. Thebwalkways had a bit of construction as they fix things, but still great to walk to the top amd look over the city. Front desk guide was so good to help us learn much about the history here as well as recommendations of other sights, sounds, and tastes to do in Nashville. Beautiful spot.
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July 2023 by Gail Colard
Was a nice place to learn about history, friendly staff beautiful grounds.
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April 2023 by John M.
Fort Negley Park and Visitors Center remembers the Union fort of Fort Negley. Nashville was occupied by the United States Army after the surrender of Nashville, Tennessee on February 25, 1862, Nashville became a fortified stronghold, second only to Washington D.C.Nashville was a strategic asset to the North because of its proximity to the Cumberland River and networks of turnpikes and railroads. Fort Negley was such a key Fort that it was the largest inland stone fortification built during the Civil War.Fort Negley was a hub for supply and transportation. It was used as a hospital hub and was a base for military operations in the western theater.Fort Negley covered four acres and measured six hundred feet long by three hundred feet wide. It is amazing to walk the park and realize that you are walking in the footsteps of history.I would definitely recommend a visit here. We must remember history, we must remember the footsteps that led us to today. I will give here five stars overall and it definitely has my recommendation to visit.
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April 2023 by Cody Robinson
Incredible weather today! Great Nashville history, amazing views for photography, & the walk couldn’t have been better. What made it even more memorable was it was super windy today. Been years since I’ve been here despite being from Nashville. Cool place.
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March 2023 by Christine M.
So much history! Stumbled upon this by accident ! I did now know the union had a fort in the South during the civil war. There is a very informative self- guided walking tour with speaker kiosks throughout and the ranger was very informative as well
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March 2023 by E T
We stopped by here to spectate the historical landscape about a week ago. Only the entrance has remains of the fort, while the rest of the land is still under renovation. The visitor centre provides plenty of information and their innovations on what they plan to do with reconstructing the fort itself. The staff there are kind and informative, with plenty of brochures and souvenirs there. The hallway is also lined up with museum-like items and sculptures. As it stands, the rest of the area is just a field with construction happening at the centre, so it would be about a 5 km walk (~45 minutes) to cover the whole area in a large circle pathway. The parking is also limited due to construction happening at the lot as well ...thankfully it wasn't busy when we visited in the early afternoon. So overall, there was very little to see or interact with here.As of now, I do not advise visiting Fort Negley this month or the next few months, due to the construction projects happening. Possibly in the summer, or even next year the development should be completed hopefully.
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August 2022 by scmi7y
It was a nice quick walk, but I would say a most visit kind a thing.It seem as the restoration has stopped, and this might have seen its last days. But who knows what's stored for the place in the future.There were some sheep, sheep dogs, birds and cicada.It's a somewhat short walk won't take many minutes to talk there are signs to be read around the "trail".We met many people taking some quick running laps, and walking thir dogs. But not many stopped to read the signs.
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June 2022 by wendy bestpitch
Unfortunately, it appears that this location has been neglected. I understand there is limited funding for some historical locations but it is sad to see them look this way. They have began a renovation of the inside of the fort so we couldn't go to the top and see what is left of the fort or the view. Pamphlet states the renovations will be complete in 2023. We were able to get limited history of the location and some decent photo shots of the city.
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June 2022 by Dustin H.
An ongoing side-quest of mine is to visit every park in Nashville. Recently while on a separate quest of determining who has the best burger in Nashville, we were at nearby Gabby's (a strong contender was our verdict on that quest) and noticed the sign for Fort Negley Park. So despite having spent the morning at Radnor Lake State Park (not the first time either but if any par requires regular return visits it's that one), we decided to stop in for a quick after lunch walk at Negley. It's a worthwhile stop, though there isn't a ton of walking to be done here and at the time of our visit (May 2022) a large chunk of it was under maintenance construction. What you get is a bit of history regarding the role this plot of land played in the civil war and for freed slaves who opted for rather dire living conditions here in their pursuit of freedom. You also get a magnificent view of the city. Bonus, at least when we were here, you get to see the "Chew Crew"-- fenced off area of natural maintenance performed by a squad of goats and sheep!
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May 2022 by Shin M.
Not much here. Good way to kill 20 min if you want to walk around outside. Nice view of nashville at one spot. It's a loop trail.
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April 2022 by Madeline Rousseau
Beautiful views- very peaceful
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April 2022 by Melinda Miner
It was closed, technically... so did not go into the on site museum. However it is very emotional to stand where so many fought and died. Brother against brother... the tragedy of it all. It was a lovely day, walk up to the top and take in the spectacular view of Nashville city. It's FREE - rich in history and well kept. A great site to visit.
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March 2022 by John B.
This mound sticks out in an otherwise area, and the partially preserved remains of a fort now overlook a trendy tourist town. Historically, there is some intrigue, as it seems this was a Confederate stronghold in the Civil War, albeit one that fell to the Union fairly quickly. On the spring day I stopped by, the color mix of flowers on the hill was quite splendid. There was a little visitor center with limited hours, but I was mildly surprised to find the restrooms still open after the rest of the building had closed. There was plenty of free parking. It isn't a huge site; you'd struggle to spend an hour there unless you brought lunch for one of the picnic tables. But it was interesting and pleasant and worth a visit.
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March 2022 by Brian Halma
The site is the remnants of Civil War era Fort Negley. There has been limited restoration work on the fort itself, and the ramparts are roped off.The infrastructure of the park is limited. There is a paved path around the fort's walls, and you can enter the innermost potion. There are some interpretive signs throughout. The visitors center was closed on the day I was there, so I didn't get a chance to see it.There is plenty of space to walk around, and there are some great views of downtown Nashville.
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March 2022 by candice jennings
Great day for a walk with the family. The hike is great for beginners, not very steep and you can take as long as you want. We stopped and read all of the info post as we went up and looked out over Nashville.