Johnsonville State Historic Park

During this one hour video, filmed in 2013, former Johnsonville resident Robert Elvington shares memories of Old Johnsonville before it was flooded with the impoundment of the Tennessee River. The video will screen on April 19th and 20th at 11am and 2pm. This event is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibit, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park's website for more information.

Using historic images and recent photography, Dr. Roby Cogswell will explore the role of waterways in defining the cultural history and landscape of Tennessee River folk traditions that have shaped our state's history and continue to influence our state's economy, transportation, and way of life. This event is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibit, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park's website for more information.

Dan Eagar, Tennessee Stream Mitigation Program, and Ann Toplovich, Tennessee Historical Society, will present on how water has shaped the biological and human history of TN and how past and present uses of, and impacts on, water are shaping our state today while affecting the future. This presentation is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibit, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Find event details here.

Enjoy a living history program focused upon Federal Naval operation during the Civil War and the power of water to move the ships that traveled the Tennessee River. This program is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibits, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park's website for more details.

Led by Dr. Brad Collett, discussion participants will consider speculative, visionary, and collaborative stewardship of the Valley's resources and its legacy of leadership and innovation into the next century. Audience will also consider their own community's interaction with its water features and provide input regarding priorities for the future. This program is in support the Tennessee Waters exhibit, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park's website for more details.

It is said that people who work on the river have river water flowing through their veins. Mr. John Crivello has over 30 years of experience working in various roles with river transportation. As part of this National Waterways Foundation program, Mr. Crivello will also share some of his personal experience from his river career. This event is in support of the Tennessee Waterways exhibit, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park's website…

For centuries, man has harnessed the power of water to grind grain, saw timber, forge metal, and do many other things faster and better than human power alone.  In this program, led by Peter Cash, participants will explore the development and uses of steam power on the rivers, the rails, in agriculture, and in industry. This program is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibits, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park’s website for more details.

Join artist Larry Richardson as as he shows how he uses a brush to bring life to landscapes along Tennessee Waters. Visit his online gallery at www.cumberlandriverartist.com. This program is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibits, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park’s website for more details.

Led by Dr. Wayne Moore, participants will look at TVA's promise of development that it made for the lower Tennessee River Valley and how those plans have actually played out over the past 80 years. This program is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibits, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park’s website for more details.

In February of 1862, Confederate forces occupied Fort Henry as Federal forces moved up the Tennessee River. Join Susan "Ski" Wiztofsky, former Campground Manager at TVA's Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, as she discusses Fort Henry's construction, battle, and legacy. This program is in support of the Tennessee Waters exhibits, on display at Johnsonville State Historic Park from April 18-June 1, 2019. Visit the park’s website for more details.