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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1793-1804) - A settler Fort established circa 1793 near Beachgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Abandoned about 1804.
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1793-1804) - A settler Fort established circa 1793 near Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Abandoned about 1804. Also known as [[Purdies Garrison]].
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== History of Fort Nash ==
==History of {{PAGENAME}}==
A settler fortification established circa 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beachgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Built to protect settlers and travelers but became an important stopping place and administrative center until it was abandoned about 1804.
A settler fortification established circa 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Built to protect settlers and travelers but became an important stopping place and administrative center until it was abandoned about 1804.
 
The site was visited in 1806/7 by [[John Drake|John Drake's]] survey party from Nashville to Nickajack (near Chatanooga).  The map of the survey and Drake's accompanying letter are in the Tennessee State Archives.  The survey depicts a substantial four-sided stockade with blockhouses at each corner. (from Christopher Jacobs 6 Jan 2019)
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
Marker located on U.S. Highway 41 near the town of Beachgrove (all one word).
Marker located on U.S. Highway 41 near the town of Beechgrove (all one word).
Fort site is located near Lakewood Park in a field along Paul Harrell Rd at the GPS coordinates below, private property.
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'''Location:''' U.S. 41 at Beachgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Map point is marker location.
'''Location:''' Marker at U.S. 41 at Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee.


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* Elevation: 1,287'
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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
* {{Roberts}}, page 743.
* {{Roberts}}, page 743.
* Jernigan, V. H. '''''Fort Nash — Outpost of the 1790's''''', Tennessee Historical Quarterly 29, no. 2 (1970): 130-38. http://www.jstor.org/stable/42623145.


'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  

Latest revision as of 10:10, 17 March 2019


Fort Nash (1793-1804) - A settler Fort established circa 1793 near Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Abandoned about 1804. Also known as Purdies Garrison.

Fort Nash Marker

History of Fort Nash

A settler fortification established circa 1793 on Garrison Fork near Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee. Built to protect settlers and travelers but became an important stopping place and administrative center until it was abandoned about 1804.

The site was visited in 1806/7 by John Drake's survey party from Nashville to Nickajack (near Chatanooga). The map of the survey and Drake's accompanying letter are in the Tennessee State Archives. The survey depicts a substantial four-sided stockade with blockhouses at each corner. (from Christopher Jacobs 6 Jan 2019)

Current Status

Marker located on U.S. Highway 41 near the town of Beechgrove (all one word). Fort site is located near Lakewood Park in a field along Paul Harrell Rd at the GPS coordinates below, private property.

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Location: Marker at U.S. 41 at Beechgrove, Coffee County, Tennessee.

Maps & Images

Lat: 35.677 Long: -86.171

  • Multi Maps from ACME
  • Maps from Bing
  • Maps from Google
  • Elevation: 1,287'


GPS Locations:

See Also:

Sources:

  • Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 743.
  • Jernigan, V. H. Fort Nash — Outpost of the 1790's, Tennessee Historical Quarterly 29, no. 2 (1970): 130-38. http://www.jstor.org/stable/42623145.

Links:

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