Historic Forts in Tennessee

21 forts across 6 eras.

Quick Statistics

21

Total forts

6

Eras represented

0

Active bases today

16

Open to visitors

5

Coastal defense

Forts by Era

Civil WarMost common9 · 43%

American Revolution6 · 29%

Indian Wars & Frontier3 · 14%

French & Indian War1 · 5%

Other / Unspecified1 · 5%

Colonial Era1 · 5%

Map of Forts in Tennessee

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All Forts in Tennessee

Cherokee-American WarsBledsoe's FortCastalian Springs · est. 1781-1783 Civil WarCamp BooneClarksville, Montgomery County · est. 1861 Cherokee–American warsFort AdairKnoxville (Fountain City) · est. 1788-1791 Chickasaw WarsFort AssumptionMemphis, Shelby County · est. 1739 Indian Wars / Frontier EraFort BlountJackson County, near Gainesboro · est. 1794 Indian Removal / Trail of TearsFort CassCharleston · est. 1835 Civil WarFort DefianceClarksville · est. 1861 Civil WarFort DonelsonDover, Tennessee · est. 1862 Civil WarFort HenryStewart County · est. 1861 French and Indian WarFort LoudounMonroe County · est. 1756 Other / UnspecifiedFort NashFudgearound · est. 1793 American Civil WarFort NegleyNashville · est. 1862 American Civil WarFort PillowLauderdale County · est. 1861 French exploration and colonizationFort PrudhommeChickasaw Bluffs, West Tennessee · est. 1682 Civil WarFort RandolphRandolph, Tipton County · est. 1861 Civil WarFort SandersKnox County, Tennessee Cherokee–American warsFort Southwest PointKingston · est. 1797 American Revolutionary WarFort WataugaElizabethton · est. 1775-1776 Civil WarFort WrightRandolph, Tipton County · est. 1861 Cherokee–American warsTellico BlockhouseVonore, Monroe County · est. 1794 American Revolutionary WarWhite's FortKnoxville · est. 1786

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