Fort Nash

Fort Nash,^[1] also known as Purdie's Garrison and Cantonment on the Tennessee Ridge, was established around 1793 in the Fudgearound area.^[2] The fort was built as a military garrison to protect settlers and travelers and served as a stopping place and administrative center until it was abandoned in about 1804.^[3]

Fort Nash
Fudgearound, Tennessee
Location
Fort Nash Location of Fort Nash in the state of Tennessee
Coordinates	35°40′37.1994″N 86°10′15.6″W
Site history
Materials	log stockade

During the survey of the Nashville to Georgia Road in 1806/7, John Drake's survey party visited the site. The Tennessee State Library and Archives have the map of the survey and Drake's accompanying letter, which depicts a four-sided stockade with blockhouses at each corner.^[4]