Fort Defiance to host ‘Frontier Life' event
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You can take a walk through history at one Clarksville historical site.
On Saturday, June 28, you can visit Fort Defiance in Clarksville and do just that at 'Frontier Days,' which used to be branded as 'Sevier Days.' From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., community members can see what life was like for settlers in the late 1700s through hands-on demonstrations of musket firing, axe throwing and more.
Everyone in the community is invited to participate in several activities.
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There will also be an open fire pit where interpreters will demonstrate how people cooked for their families. Additionally, there will be several tools and weapons on display used during the time.
Historical Interpreter at Fort Defiance Civil War Park & Interpretive Center William Parker said that a lot of history happened at the site before the Civil War, and they don't want the history to be forgotten.
'The Civil War only lasted four years,' Parker said. 'People have been living up here on this hilltop for thousands of years. We have found Paleo tools up here … We just didn't want their story to be forgotten.'
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