Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for October 27th, 2013
October 27, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Handmade Holidays Vendor Deadline, Civil War Carbine Demo, Boxing Cardio, Historic Clarksville Photography Exhibit, Winter Gym Program, and the new Maternity Aerobics.
Civil War Carbine Demonstration
Civil War Carbine Demo coming to Clarksville’s Fort Defiance Civil War Park
October 14, 2013
Clarksville, TN – A demonstration of Civil War weaponry is planned for Saturday, November 2nd, 2013, from 10:00am to 5:00pm, at the Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center.
Fort Defiance, located at 120 Duncan Street, will open at 10:00am with the first carbine demonstration taking place at 10:30am and continuing every half hour.
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for September 22nd, 2013
September 22, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: Walk with Me Tennessee, Blueway Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening, Sevier Days, and Money Management Fair. [Read more]
Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for September 8th, 2013
September 8, 2013
Clarksville, TN – The weekly Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Recreation Report provides Clarksvillians with a glimpse at the activities and events that are available from the Parks and Recreation Department for them to enjoy together as a family.
This weeks highlights include: I Love My Farmers Market Celebration, Money Management Fair, Sevier Days, L.E.A.P. Mentorship Program, Cumberland Arts Experience, and Dream Chasers. [Read more]
Clarksville Foundry Part of National Geographic Channel Special
September 9, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Clarksville Foundry, one of Tennessee’s oldest manufacturing companies with pre-Civil War origins, is a participant in a National Geographic Channel project that explores the mystery of the sinking of the Confederate submarine H. L. Hunley.
National Geographic Channel’s two-hour special, “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy,” premiers Thursday, September 15th, at 8:00pm CT. The show includes footage filmed at Clarksville Foundry, and features onscreen appearances by foundry employees Larry Rye and Larry Hale.
As part of reproducing a section of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley’s conning tower, Larry Hale of Clarksville Foundry melts iron for a casting that was used in the National Geographic Channel’s special “Secret Weapon of the Confederacy,” which premiers Thursday, September 15th.
