Clarksville Civil War Round Table Gives Check to Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department
November 18, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Wednesday, November 16th, the Clarksville Civil War Roundtable, presented a check in the amount of $800.00, to the City of Clarksville Parks & Recreation Department at their monthly meeting.
The money will be used to purchase a picnic table to be placed along the path below the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center.
Clarkville Civil War Roundtable presents Clarksville Parks and Recreation with a $800.00 for a picnic table at Fort Defiance Interpretive Center. (L to R) Greg Biggs, Clarksville Civil War Roundtable; Mark Tummons, Clarksville Parks and Recreation Director and William Parker, Fort Defiance Historical Interpreter.
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report for October 23rd
October 23, 2011
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:
- Youth Basketball League
- Kleeman Haunted Mansion
- Fright on Franklin
- Save the Smith-Trahern Mansion
- Winter Gym Program
- Calling all Dancers
Civil War Living History Encampment to be held at the Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center
October 17, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission invites the public to join us at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Saturday, October 22nd from 10:00am to 5:00pm, to experience the sights and sounds of a Civil War campsite and battlefield.
All ages are welcome to attend this free event. Visitors can explore the Center, which features several multi-media interpretive exhibits, observe living history stations located around the fort and watch as cannons are fired periodically. Don’t miss the chance to learn about the fascinating chain of events that unfolded on this very site during the Civil War and Reconstruction.
Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report for October 9th
October 9, 2011
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:
- Youth Basketball League
- Home School Fun Days
- Indoor Aquatic Center
- Silver Socials
- Kleeman Haunted Mansion
- Fright on Franklin
- Save the Smith-Trahern Mansion
City of Clarksville to Fundraise to Save the Smith-Trahern Mansion
September 12, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The City of Clarksville made an announcement Friday night at the Riverfest Amatuer & Professional Art Exhibit involving the future of the Smith-Trahern mansion.
The City is embarking on a fundraising campaign to raise money for repairs to the mansion. This mid-19th century home is one of the oldest homes still in existence in Clarksville today and is on the National Register of Historic Places. [Read more]
Clarksville Senior Olympics start May 4th
April 29, 2011
“For the Health of it”
Clarksville, TN –Senior adults ages 50 and up can register now until May 2nd for the 2011 Clarksville Senior Olympics. This year’s events will be May 4th-7th at various locations around Clarksville, including The Swan Lake Sports Complex and Golf Course, Kleeman Community Center, The Pinnacle Bowling Center, and Burt-Cobb Community Center.
Seniors will face off for bragging rights, as well as medals in more than 20 challenging events, which include shuffleboard, tennis, track, golf, bowling, basketball free throw, pickle ball and billiards. Because we now have the Indoor Aquatic Center, swimming events have been added. [Read more]
Clarksville Senior Olympics to kick off May 4th
April 6, 2011
Clarksville, TN – Senior adults ages 50 and up can register now until April 29th for the 2011 Clarksville Senior Olympics. This year’s events will be May 4th-7th at various locations around Clarksville, including The Swan Lake Sports Complex and Golf Course, Kleeman Community Center, The Pinnacle Bowling Center, and Burt-Cobb Community Center.
Seniors will face off for bragging rights, as well as medals in more than 20 challenging events, which include shuffleboard, tennis, track, golf, bowling, basketball free throw, pickle ball and billiards. Because we now have the Indoor Aquatic Center, swimming events have been added. [Read more]
APSU Professors’ Dream for Civil War Fort Comes True Three Decades Later
March 31, 2011
Clarksville, TN – In 1982, two young Austin Peay State University history professors – Dr. Howard Winn and Dr. Richard Gildrie – ventured up to the top of a forgotten hill overlooking the Cumberland River. What they found was a wild tangle of bushes and sapling trees, 10 to 12 feet tall, that blocked out the sun and made it nearly impossible to hike through without machetes and axes.
Judge Sam Boaz, who owned the land, had asked the two men to come take a look and see if it was historically important. Rumor had it an old Civil War fort was hidden somewhere in those weeds. The professors hacked their way into that dense mess until they found the old earthen walls and communication trenches of what was known in the early 1860s as Fort Defiance.
Austin Peay State University professors Richard Gildrie (retired), Phil Kemmerly, Howard Winn (retired) and David Snyder stand next to a monument with their names engraved on it at the city’s new Fort Defiance Interpretive Center. (Photo By Charles Booth/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)
The Clarksville Parks and Rec Report
March 27, 2011
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:
- First Annual Sports Festival
- Fort Defiance Interpretive Center Grand Opening
- Hershey’s Track and Field Competition
- Self Defense Class
- Pitch, Hit, and Run
- Crow Community Center
- Spring Eggstravaganza
This young woman was head over heals for the Clarksville Sports Festival
Clarksville Parks & Recreation announces new Historical Interpreter
March 12, 2011
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce the newest member of our staff and Historical Interpreter, William Parker. Parker graduated from Austin Peay State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in History and Political Science.
He was selected by the History Department to study at Oxford University in Oxford, England where he completed two semesters. Parker earned his Master of Arts Degree in Military History at Austin Peay where he graduated with honors.
Historical Interpreter, William Parker
