NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Nashville Civil War history could get new life with a master plan to revitalize historic Fort Negley.
The goal is to create an open-air museum that speaks to the history of the freed and runaway slaves who built the fort for the Union.
Metro Parks and the Metro Historical Commission shared images of what it will be proposed for the area to look like.
It maintains the area as a green space, but with honest history explained throughout.
The fort represents how Nashville became a Union stronghold in the middle of a Confederate state. People can learn about the Black Americans who built the fort, the history of Native Americans in the area, and the thousands of U.S. Colored Troops who defended the fort.
Years of community engagement, feedback, and planning have been put in to come up with the design.
The project is expected to cost about $78 million in total and would be built over time in three phases. It begins with fixing stonework this winter.
