This is the gathering place which is surrounded by a stone wall. |
The Old Stone Fort was built during the Middle Woodland Period, 1,500-2,000 years ago. Native Americans used this area continuously for about 500 years, eventually leaving it abandoned. By the time European settlers arrived, it was unclear of what the area had been used for which resulted in it being misnamed as a fort. In 1966, the state of Tennessee purchased 400 acres of the Chumley estate as the core of what is now Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park.
The Duck River at Manchester which borders Old Stone Fort. |
The walls of the Old Stone Fort consist of stone and earthwork, and are on average approximately 4–6 feet high. The walls originally consisted of an inner and outer layer of crudely stacked rocks and slabs with gravel and earthen fill in between. Over the centuries, the earthen fill has spilled over the rock layers, giving the walls their current mound-like appearance.
What looks like a small hill is actually a stone wall that surrounds the "fort" |
One of the large falls on the Duck River |
Judy, Angel and I sitting in the ruins of the Stone Fort Paper Mill near Big Falls at the Old Stone Fort's northwestern section. |
Another falls on the Duck River. |
For more information, please contact Old Stone Fort State Park directly at 931-723-5073.
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