Inscription
This town was named for Andrew Johnson, military governor of Tennessee (1862 - 65). Although the community had been a steamboat landing prior to the Civil War, it was not until the Nashville and Northwestern Railroad was completed by the Union Army in May, 1864, that it gained prominence as a major supply depot. Confederate General Nathan B. Forrest destroyed the supply depot on Nov. 4, 1864, but there still remain near the town two Union redoubts built for defense of the depot. The guns in the earthworks were inadequate, and Forrest destroyed the supply base and defending gunboat flotilla as well. After the war, Johnsonville thrived for forty years as a river-rail transfer point, but severe flooding stopped its growth. T. V. A. then purchased the land for Kentucky Lake and in 1945 the town ceased to exist.
Details
| HM Number | HMYVJ |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 3E 12 |
| Placed By | Tennessee Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition |   7 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014 at 10:29am PDT -07:00 |
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Photo Credits: [1] ADELE HUNT-CONCON [2] ADELE HUNT-CONCON
Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 412973 N 3991351 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 36.06285000, -87.96635000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 3.771', W 87° 57.981' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 3' 46.26" N, 87° 57' 58.86" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 931 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1915 Museum Rd, New Johnsonville TN 37134, US |
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90 Redoubt Lane, New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Jul 8, 2018 at 7:21pm PDT by rdtripfiend
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