{"id":25542,"date":"2018-03-03T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-03T16:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=25542"},"modified":"2018-03-03T02:43:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-03T08:43:02","slug":"fort-defiance-civil-war-park-offers-story-time-tea-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2018\/03\/03\/fort-defiance-civil-war-park-offers-story-time-tea-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Defiance Civil War Park offers story time, tea time"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>History comes alive at Clarksville\u2019s Civil War Park<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-299103\" title=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department\" width=\"240\" height=\"96\"\/><strong>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; Visit Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center for two new opportunities to learn during the month of March.<\/p>\n<p>A new program, Fort Defiance Story Time will be from 10:00am-11:00am on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_355954\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fort-Defiance-Interpretive-Center.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-355954\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-355954\" title=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Fort-Defiance-Interpretive-Center-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\"\/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-355954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fort Defiance Interpretive Center, Clarksville TN.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Parents can bring their little ones for a historically themed story followed by a craft and games.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-register online at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofclarksville.com\/parksrec\" >here<\/a> , call 931.645.7476, or visit the Clarksville Parks and Recreation office at 102 Public Square.<\/p>\n<p>Another new event, Suffragist History Tea, will be featured at 1:00pm Saturday, March 17th at the Fort Defiance Interpretive Center. Brenda Harper, vice president of the Montgomery County Historical Society, will host a presentation of biographies of historic women from Clarksville who were active in the women\u2019s suffrage movement in the early 20th Century.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors will be treated to a period correct \u201ctea time\u201d along with cookies and cakes as they enjoy the presentation. No online or pre-registration is required. This program is free and open to all ages.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department<\/h3>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department-Office.jpg\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-335165\" class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-335165\" title=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Office\" src=\"http:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Clarksville-Parks-and-Recreation-Department-Office-480x320.jpg\" alt=\"Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department Office\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\"\/><\/a>The mission of the Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is to provide a variety of positive recreational experiences to enhance life values for individuals, families, and our diverse culture.<\/p>\n<p>The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of recreational facilities and activities for all ages, maintains more than 700 acres of parks and facilities, provides 22 park facilities that offer a variety of amenities, including playgrounds, picnic areas, walking trails and pavilions or picnic shelters and maintains three community centers with year-round programming for youth, adults and seniors, as well as four public swimming pools<\/p>\n<p>The Clarksville Parks and Recreation Department is located at 102 Public Square, Clarksville.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more call 931.645.7476.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>History comes alive at Clarksville\u2019s Civil War Park Clarksville, TN &#8211; Visit Fort Defiance Civil War Park and Interpretive Center for two new opportunities to learn during the month of March. 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