Tennessee
Recreation and Places of Interest
The National Park Service administers
several units in Tennessee. In Andrew Johnson National
Historic Site, in Greeneville, are the grave of Andrew
Johnson, 17th President of the United States, two houses
that he owned, and his tailor shop. Great Smoky Mountains
National Park extends along the Tennessee-North Carolina
state line and covers 2,100 sq km (800 sq mi). A section
of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park also lies
within Tennessee. The largest historical park in the
United States, it includes an area of valleys, forests,
and rugged mountains in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is a scenic thoroughfare that
follows the route of the historic Natchez Trace. A part
of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
is also in Tennessee.
Other National Park Service units in
Tennessee are associated with the Civil War. Part of
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park lies
in the Chattanooga area in the south, and the remainder
is nearby, in Georgia (see Chickamauga, Battle of;Chattanooga,
Battle of). Fort Donelson National Battlefield lies in
the northwest, near the small town of Dover, 50 km (30
mi) west of Clarksville. Lying within the military park
is Fort Donelson National Cemetery. Stones River National
Battlefield, including Stones River National Cemetery,
is located near Murfreesboro, in the center of the state
(see Stones River, Battle of). Shiloh National Military
Park, including Shiloh National Cemetery, in the southwest,
marks the site of the famous Battle of Shiloh |