South Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Fort Negley Site
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 14, 2010
1. Fort Negley Site Marker
At the entrance to Fort Negley Park
Erected 1975 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 55.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Landmarks • Man-Made Features • Military • Notable Places • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1827.
Location. 36° 8.577′ N, 86° 46.552′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in South Nashville. It is on Ft. Negley Boulevard 0 miles north of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located right at the entrance to Fort Negley Park. Touch for map. Marker is in
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Fort Negley (within shouting distance of this marker); War in the West (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Negley (within shouting distance of this marker); The Civil War (within shouting distance of this marker); The Road to War (within shouting distance of this marker); War in the West: Battles and Campaigns (within shouting distance of this marker); Nashville Surrendered (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Decline and Restoration of Fort Negley (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Michael Dover, January 1, 2005
2. Fort Negley Site Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Fort Negley (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 14, 2010
3. The Entrance to Fort Negley
Photographed by Karl Stelly, April 14, 2010
4. Part of the Nashville Skyline from the Interior of Fort Negley
Photographed by Michael Dover, January 1, 2005
5. Site of Fort Negley
Library of Congress
6. South East View of Fort Negley
Drawn by W.H.H. Fletcher, of the 12th Battery Ind. Vols., Nashville, Tenn, Gibson & Co. (Cincinnati, Ohio), lithographer
Library of Congress
7. Gen. James Scott Negley of Pa.
Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,177 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 24, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on February 6, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2010, by Karl Stelly of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 5. submitted on February 6, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 6, 7. submitted on December 12, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
