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January 2024 by Nancy Dabbs
See the movie!
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October 2023 by Carol Humphrey
Great Visitor's Center and historic site to visit. You will learn the truth of history - Union and Confederate stories, including African American slaves and free labor.
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July 2023 by Karrie H.
Cool place! Right in the middle of Nashville. The city noise was next level but what can one expect in the middle of a city like Nashville. Cool views from the top and a pretty clean spot. Would recommend for a break with the kids to walk a little.
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April 2023 by Larry Madison Jr
Like the old style masonry work. I didn't get to check it out as much as I wanted but it was definitely cool.
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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 Eric Essenburg
Nice fort, but most of it was under construction
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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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August 2022 by Tiffany Harrell
The staff are knowledgeable and friendly. Always fun stuff going on.
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June 2022 by Thomas Zabel
Nice place to learn a bit about Nashville civil war history. There is a half mile walkway around the perimeter with various signs detailing the history of the place. You can scan a code to open up a website that will lead you through an audio tour.Visitors center is nice and clean when it is open. Water fountain and bathrooms available.Extra bonus is that there was a group of sheep grazing and a guard dog. They use them to keep the grass cut instead of using mowers.The only problem is that the fort itself is closed for renovation until 2023, so I'll be returning to tour again then.
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June 2022 by wendy bestpitch
Visitors center is well maintained and has restrooms. The Fort area on the other hand hand need some TLC.
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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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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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January 2022 by Liz McGovern
Very nice staff. Video interesting but hard to hear. Enjoyed walk around the Fort. Lots of good information inside the Visitors Center and outside as you walked around. Cute goats!
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November 2021 by cjpendley - nashville
Nice place with lots of pics and exhibits. I came here for a lecture about the aftermath of the Battle of Nashville