Fort Nashborough

Fort Nashborough was the stockade established in early 1779 in the French Lick area of the Cumberland River valley as a forerunner to the settlement that would become the city of Nashville, Tennessee. The log stockade was square in shape and covered 2 acres (8,100 m2). It contained 20 log cabins and was protection for the settlers against wild animals and Indians. Today, a reconstructed fortification, maintained by Nashville Parks and Recreation, stands near the site of the original structure.

Read more about Fort Nashborough:  Background, Preparations, Robertson By Land, Donelson By River, Political Significance, Fort Life, Native American Attacks

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