Come Visit History

Clarksville’s Living History

Encampment and Civil War Ball

Hosted by Friends of Fort Defiance
Come to a weekend filled with cannons, soldiers drilling,
weapon demonstrations, and Camp Life of that era.

Where: Rotary Park, Clarksville, Tennessee
Date: August 29-30, 2009
When: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Ball:

Where: Smith-Trahern Mansion

101 McClure Street, Clarksville, TN
5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Tickets are $30

Note: Limited Seating. Must reserve in advance.
Period clothing required.

For more info please call:

Jessica Greenhill: 931-436-6960
Sherie’ Sykes: 931-358-6239
Phyllis Smith: 931-551-4560

All proceeds from this event will go toward the Ft. Defiance Interpretive Center

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Friends of Fort Defiance will have a table set up somewhere downtown during Rivers and Spires on April 17,f18 and 19. Look around for us because we will have lots of information on the fort, baked goods and haversacks and more to sell and some great people to talk to about the history of Clarksville. There will also be a cannon there, so come take a look and learn about Ft Defiance.

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With the Fort area and future visitor center under construction, the Friends of Fort Defiance Board of Directors are busy deciding what kinds of fund raisers and reenacting events they will promote this year.

One activity that is currently being planned is a late summer Ball tentatively named the Surrender Ball.  Plans are being made to have the ball at the Smith-Trahern Mansion in August of this year.  More information will be available soon.

Their next meeting is scheduled for February 10th at 6 om at Pardue Church, Memorial Drive, Clarksville, Tennessee. For directions to the church you can email sylvia@ftdefianceclarksville.com

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