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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1793-1804) - A settler Fort established circa 1793 near Beechgrove, 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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* {{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. | |||
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Revision as of 17:04, 6 January 2019
HistoryA 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. Current StatusMarker located on U.S. Highway 41 near the town of Beechgrove (all one word). Fort site is located near Lakewood Park
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