Reenactors were participating with an Open House at Fort Nashborough on that day. The Fort has not been kept up by the city and they wanted Nashvillians to become aware of what we have in our downtown area. The present Fort was reconstructed by the NSDAR in the 1930's. It is not on the original site. At present, the Fort is closed for repairs.
We have another Fort in Nashville in the community of Goodlettsville. It is a wonderful site and in a beautiful park. It is called Fort Mansker. Visit it if you can. I hope the people in charge of Fort Nashborough would take a hint from Goodlettsville and make Fort Nashborough better!
In doing research for my genealogy, I have discovered that I had ancestors here during the early days of Fort Nashborough. It was fun just walking around the buildings that are there and trying to imagine how my ancestors might have lived and what the river might have looked like to them when they traveled up and down it. The river was one of the main thoroughfares during their time. Very few trails had been cut through the wilderness.
I hope you enjoy the pictures I have taken. But remember, it is in a downtown area and there are modern conveniences in place inside of the fort.
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