general information

Address and Phone:
170 First Ave. N., Riverfront Park
Nashville, TN 37203

Email: jackie.jones@nashville.gov
Phone: (615) 862-8400

Admission Rates:
Free Admission

Hours Open to the Public:
Daily 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Payment Types Accepted:
Free Admission

Fort Nashborough

www.nashville.gov/parks

Nashville, TN

On January 1, 1780, Nashville was founded when James Robertson led his group of pioneers across the frozen Cumberland River to a place called the Cedar Bluffs. It was here that these men built a fort called Nashborough, which would be shelter for the first families until Indian attacks ended in 1792.