Never before published aerial pictures of Tennessee Civil War sites shot by the 105th Observation Squadron of the Tennessee Air National Guard in the 1930’s. This map includes unique imagery of Johnsonville, Tennessee before it was flooded by dam construction on the Tennessee River.
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UPDATE: January 2025 – The Kelley’s Point signage has been replaced and the park is open with enhanced security features!
For the last five years, the homeless population has grown to around 100 people, mostly young white males. The population is so large that citizens are afraid to use the park. Recent efforts are underway to relocate the campers into Section 8 housing. The problem is that there is very little availably in the city.
The city Greenway was established in 2004. Not only did it once offer a beautiful vista on the bluffs of the Cumberland River, it was also the site of a historic American Civil War naval battle preceding the Battle of Nashville. It’s also the site of hundreds of Native American stone box graves.
The recent explosion of new real estate development has increased the demand for parks and greenways. This park is so overrun with indigent residents, visitors report feeling unsafe in the 14 acre wooded enclave. The problem has spilled over into the commercial business, which report escalating petty-crime and pan-handlers.
This virtual tour was shot August 21, 2021. It illustrates the explosion of the problem since 2016 seen here on Google Maps.
UPDATE: Nashville Metro Parks started a partial cleanup of the park on 25 August 2021. Secondary cleanup 16 September 2021. This phase removed an alleged heroin distribution center.
Before (2016)
After (2021)
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In January 1889 the Frank Cheatham Bivouac of the Association of Confederate Soldiers forwarded a bill to the Tennessee General Assembly to establish a home for indigent and disabled Confederate veterans on the grounds of the Hermitage…read more
The home stood about a mile north of the cemetery.
NOTE: Access to the site is restricted to The Hermitage Farm Tour.
4580 Rachels Ln, Hermitage, TN 37076
President Andrew Jackson had two sons that were Confederate officers. One of them, Captain Samuel Jackson was killed in the Battle of Chickamuaga.
These are several defensive positions of the Confederate and Union Armies during the Battle of Nashville in 3D. Google Maps imagery was used to visualize the landscape in three dimensions. The terrain should be within 6 feet of the actual surface. Note: the Cumberland River was much lower in 1864 due to the absence of dam’s downstream.
The portions are accurate locations, but the earthworks are of an unknown type, so this is just an approximation.
Redoubts #1, 2 & 3
Redoubts #4 & 5
Shy’s Hill
Kelley’s Point at Bell’s Mill
Union Fort Negley
© Bob Henderson from The Athens of the South
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