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Battlefields & Forts

Stand where more than 23,000 soldiers lost their lives, in Shiloh National Military Park. Take a tour of Forts Donelson and Henry, each of which proved incredibly helpful to the Union cause. A stop at Fort Loudon introduces you to the first British settlement in Tennessee, while Chickamauga National Military Park represents the last major confederate victory of the Civil War. Visit one or all of Tennessee's battlefields and forts while gaining a new understanding of the events that helped shape the state and the country.

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Colditz Cove State Natural Area
Colditz Cove is one of Tennessee's newest natural areas. It is characterized by high bluffs, rugged gorges, lush rhododendron, large trees and a beautiful waterfall. ...more

Region:  Upper Cumberland
City:  Jamestown, TN
Phone:  931-879-5821

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Collierville Historic Train Depot
Located on Colliervile's Town Square in the mid-1940s, this historic building is the third depot in Collierville since 1852. Home to Main Street Collierville, it's a great stop for info and Collierville mementos while visiting the historic district. ...more

Region:  Memphis & Surrounding Areas
City:  Collierville, TN
Phone:  901-853-1666

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Confederate Memorial Hall (Bleak House)
Also called Bleak House, the Tuscan style antebellum mansion was built by slaves between 1854 - 1858 for its newlywed owners, Robert and Louisa Franklin Armstrong. Occupied by Confederate Generals James Longstreet and Lafayette McLaws during 1863 siege of Knoxville. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Knoxville, TN
Phone:  (865) 522-2371

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Confederate Memorial Park
Huge Confederate Flag flies on a 75 ft. pole and Confederate memorial bricks honor Civil War soldiers who fought for the South from the area. ...more

Region:  Upper Cumberland
City:  Monterey, TN
Phone:  931-303-5156

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Confederate Memorial Park at Winstead Hill
A Confederate memorial park with monuments, historical markers, cannon, an overlook and 3-D map of the Franklin battlefield located on Winstead Hill. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Franklin, TN
Phone:  615-833-8977

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Cookeville History Museum
The Cookeville History Museum is a great place to see pieces of area history. The museum features a permanent exhibit space and a front room that houses rotating exhibits. ...more

Region:  Upper Cumberland
City:  Cookeville, TN
Phone:  931-520-5455

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Cornstalk Heights Historic District
More than 100 homes and structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visitors can tour several of these buildings year round including Harriman's Carnegie Library celebrating 100 years in 2009 and the Temperance Building, home of the Harriman Heritage Museum. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Harriman, TN
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Courthouse Burning in Livingston
In April 1865 a company of Confederate guerrillas led by Captain John Francis made a raid on Livingston and burned the county courthouse. U. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Livingston, TN
Phone:  

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Cronanville Confederate Cemetery
Confederate soldier cemetery located near the Island #10 marker. ...more

Region:  Northwest
City:  Tiptonville, TN
Phone:  731-253-8144

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Cumberland Furnace Historic District
Visit more than 23 historic buildings in the first iron ore village of middle Tennessee, where cannon balls for the War of 1812 were made. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Cumberland Furnace, TN
Phone:  615-446-2349

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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
The park is rich in American Indian, early pioneer and Civil War history, plus offers 70 miles of trails, tours of the historic Hensley Settlement, cave tours and camping. Visitor Center includes museum, dramatic films, craft sales and bookstore. ...more

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City:  Cumberland Gap, TN
Phone:  (606) 248-2817

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Dandridge Historic District
The state’s second-oldest town is charming and well preserved, with a downtown National Historic District that has b o u t i q u e s, antique shops and restaurants. Stop by the 1820 coach house--the Visitor Center--for your go-to first Dandridge stop. ...more

Region:  Knoxville & Middle East
City:  Dandridge, TN
Phone:  865-397-7420 ext 17

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Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail
One of the nation's most historic routes, the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail was blazed by the legendary frontiersman in 1775 from Long Island of the Holston at what is now Kingsport, TN, through the Cumberland Gap of Virginia and into Kentucky. It would become the route for hundreds of thousands of settlers of the western frontier. ...more

Region:  Northeast
City:  Kingsport, TN
Phone:  423-392-8820

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David Crockett Cherokee Museum
A great Cherokee art exhibit; a dinosaur egg found in Lawrence County, history of David Crockett and Lawrence County history exhibit, local art exhibits. A visual arts center showing the renowned play, Unto These Hills and Cherokee History. ...more

Region:  Nashville & Surrounding Areas
City:  Lawrenceburg, TN
Phone:  931-762-3733

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Davis Bridge Battlefield
Generals Sterling Price and Earl Van Dorn met General Ord here after the Battle of Corinth, October 5, 1862. A battle then ensued for the bridge. ...more

Region:  Southwest
City:  Pocahontas, TN
Phone:  731-658-6554





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