Photos of the Fort and of Events Held There

19th Century Verbiage

LUB'BER, n.
A heavy, clumsy fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown. "And lingering lubbers lose many a penny."

Go to the The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center

Fort Defiance and the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center are located at 120 Duncan Street, Clarksville, Tennessee

For directions to the fort and Interpretive Center, see Mapquest

Next Board Meeting...
Second Monday of the Month, 6:30 pm
Pardue Church, 1895 Memorial Drive

Our Purpose and Information about joining Ft. Defiance.

Our Board Members

Photos from the Annual FOFD Civil War Ball

Deborah Hyland, Dance Mistress

Mr. and Mrs William Parker

Red River Breeze

Dancing!

Roger Tenney

Phyllis Smith

More dancing!

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Britton

A Good Evening….

Fort Defiance Interpretive Center Opens

The Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center will open on April 7th with a private ceremony. The park and center will be open to the public on April 9th with activities planned for the entire weekend in celebration of the Grand Opening.

Interpretive Center

From the office of Mayor Kim McMillan:

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1865 Map of Clarksville Showing Fort Bruce/Fort Defiance

19th Century Proverbs

.....The best things come in small packages.
-late 19th

.....Better be safe than sorry.
-mid 19th

.....Better the devil you know than the devil you don't know.
-mid 19th

.....Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.
-late 19th

.....Praise the child, and you make love to the mother.
-early 19th

.....Why should the devil have all the best tunes?
-mid 19th

.....You should know a man seven years before you stir his fire.
-early 19th

Fort Defiance Quick Facts

Fort Defiance was once known as Fort Sevier and again as Fort Bruce

The fort sits on a 200 foot high buff overlooking the Cumberland River

A gun platform facing north over-looked the Cumberland river, one gun platform faced west and another bomb-proof gun platform faced south. The main gate of the fort opened to the east.

When Fort Defiance fell to Union troops, the ironclad U.S.S. Cairo and the Conestoga were on the Cumberland River near Clarksville.

Fort Clark was situated on the opposite bank of the Red River from Fort Defiance.

Trenches inside the fort were constructed for communication and at least one powder magazine.

Local historians believe that there still may be one powder magazine under the mounds at Fort Defiance.

Retired Judge Sam Boaz preserved and donated the Fort Defiance site to Clarksville in the mid 1980's.

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Photos from the Annual FOFD Civil War Ball

Fort Defiance Interpretive Center Opens

1865 Map of Clarksville Showing Fort Bruce/Fort Defiance

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