Johnsonville State Historic Park

Johnsonsville State Historic Park
Type	Tennessee State Park
Location	New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Coordinates	36°03′42″N 87°57′59″W / 36.06163°N 87.96645°W / 36.06163; -87.96645Coordinates: 36°03′42″N 87°57′59″W / 36.06163°N 87.96645°W / 36.06163; -87.96645
Area	2,000 acres (8.1 km²)
Created	1971
Open	Year Around

Johnsonville State Historic Park is a state park in Humphreys County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. This 2,000-acre (8.1 km²) park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville, which was inundated by the creation of Kentucky Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1940s. It is located north of New Johnsonville.^[1]

History

The park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville and the historic town site that was in existence from 1864-1944. The town was flooded by the creation of Kentucky Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee River created by the construction of Kentucky Dam in 1944.

Activities

There several things to do at Johnsonville: ^[2]

Birding

There is a wooded trail that provides a look several species of birds including Gulls, Sandpipers, Woodpeckers and White-breasted Nuthatches. And sometimes even Bald Eagles.

During winter and migration times one will see Bay Ducks and Ring-tailed Gulls.

Fishing

The Tennessee River's impoundment of Kentucky Lake provides fishing opportunities.

Hiking

There are 3 hiking trails in the park

Historic Johnsonville Trail is 8 miles long, African-American Cemetery Loop Trail is 0.5 miles long, and Civil War Forts Trail.

References

External links

Official site

Protected areas of Tennessee

Federal

National Parks	Great Smoky Mountains National Park

National Historical Parks & Sites	Andrew Johnson National Historic Site Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Manhattan Project National Historical Park

National Military Parks	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Donelson National Cemetery Shiloh National Cemetery Shiloh National Military Park Stones River National Battlefield Stones River National Cemetery

National Recreation Areas	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail Trail of Tears National Historic Trail

National Forests	Cherokee National Forest

National Wildlife Refuges	Chickasaw Cross Creeks Hatchie Lake Isom Lower Hatchie Reelfoot Tennessee

Wilderness Areas	Bald River Gorge Big Frog Big Laurel Branch Citico Creek Cohutta Gee Creek Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Little Frog Mountain Pond Mountain Sampson Mountain Unaka Mountain

Other Protected Areas	Foothills Parkway Gatlinburg Bypass Natchez Trace Parkway Obed Wild and Scenic River

State

East Tennessee State Parks	Big Ridge Booker T. Washington Cove Lake Cumberland Mountain Davy Crockett Birthplace Fall Creek Falls Fort Loudoun Frozen Head Harrison Bay Hiwassee/Ocoee Indian Mountain Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail Norris Dam Panther Creek Red Clay Roan Mountain Rocky Fork Seven Islands Sycamore Shoals Warriors' Path

Middle Tennessee State Parks	Bicentennial Capitol Mall Bledsoe Creek Burgess Falls Cedars Of Lebanon Cordell Hull Birthplace Cummins Falls David Crockett Dunbar Cave Edgar Evins Fall Creek Falls Harpeth River Henry Horton Johnsonville Long Hunter Montgomery Bell Mousetail Landing Old Stone Fort Pickett Port Royal Radnor Lake Rock Island Sgt. Alvin C. York South Cumberland Standing Stone Tims Ford

West Tennessee State Parks	Big Cypress Tree Big Hill Pond Chickasaw Fort Pillow Meeman-Shelby Forest Nathan Bedford Forrest Natchez Trace Paris Landing Pickwick Landing Pinson Mounds Reelfoot Lake T.O. Fuller

State Forests	Bledsoe Cedars of Lebanon Chickasaw Chuck Swan Franklin Lewis Lone Mountain Martha Sundquist Natchez Trace Pickett Prentice Cooper Scott Standing Stone Stewart

State Natural Areas	Bays Mountain Big Bone Cave Colditz Cove Honey Creek House Mountain Piney Falls Laurel-Snow North Chickamauga Creek Gorge Ozone Falls Stillhouse Hollow Falls Stinging Fork Falls Virgin Falls

Other

Other	Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (web) - Tennessee Department of Agriculture (web)

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