Fort Negley
Fort Negley was a fortification built by Union troops after the capture of Nashville, Tennessee during the American Civil War, located approximately 2 miles south of the city center. It was the largest inland fort built in the United States during the war.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: army fort in Nashville, TN
- Also known as: “Fort Negley Park”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Adventure Science Center and Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Adventure Science Center
Museum
Adventure Science Center is a non-profit science museum for children located in Nashville, Tennessee. The museum features over 175 hands-on interactive exhibits with themes including biology, physics, visual perception, listening, mind, air and space, energy and earth science.
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
Museum
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The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American country music.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include The Gulch and Nashville.
The Gulch
Neighborhood
The Gulch is a neighborhood on the south fringe of downtown Nashville, Tennessee, near Interstate 40, Interstate 65 and Interstate 24. It is known to be a trendy and hip neighborhood, and a popular destination for locals, college students, and visitors.
Nashville
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Nashville is the capital of the American state of Tennessee. With 716,000 residents in 2022, it is the state's largest city. Nashville is sometimes called the "Country Music Capital of the World" or more often "Music City, USA"; however, Nashville has done much to escape its country music image and become a regional center of culture and commerce.
East Nashville
Suburb
East Nashville is an area east of downtown Nashville in Tennessee across the Cumberland River. The area is mostly residential and mixed-use areas with businesses lining the main boulevards. East Nashville is situated 2 miles northeast of Fort Negley.
Fort Negley
- Categories: fort and historic site
- Location: Davidson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Negley” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fort Negly Park”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن نيجلى”
- Japanese: “フォート・ネグリー”
- Spanish: “Fuerte Negley”
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Highlights include Saint Cloud Hill and Cumberland Museum and Science Center.
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