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Fort Negley reproduced in Nashville on original site, Nashville, Tennessee, 1944

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Title	Fort Negley reproduced in Nashville on original site, Nashville, Tennessee, 1944
Topical entry	Postcards--Tennessee--Nashville Fortification--Tennessee--Nashville Architecture--Tennessee--Nashville Architectural elements--Tennessee--Nashville Forts & fortifications--American--Tennessee--Nashville Military History Capital City Civil War Architecture
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Tennessee--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Sources Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc. Fort Negley (Tenn.)
Description	A postcard of a reproduction of Fort Negley on its original site approximately two miles south of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Built during the Civil War after Union troops gained occupation of Nashville in 1862, Fort Negley was constructed using the labor of newly freed African Americans. The star-shaped fort is built out of limestone. Construction was overseen by Captain James St. Clair Morton, and the finished structure was named after Union Army commander, General James S. Negley. Shortly after the war the fort was abandoned. In 1930 the Works Progress Administration (WPA) made a project to begin restoration of Fort Negley. Due to the start of World War II the project was put on hold for a while. The fort officially reopened to the public in 2004. Forms part of the Norton Postcard Collection. 1 postcard : col. ; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Publisher	Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219
Contributors	Associated Industries (Publisher)
Date	1944
Type	Still Image; Postcards
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Norton - 0226
Language	English
Relation	Norton Postcard Collection
Coverage	1940-1949
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Special Collections Division of the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5782.
Location	Closed Stacks-Norton-0226