CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The Fort Defiance Interpretive Center will host its annual Sevier Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12.
The event focuses on the frontier and colonial history of Clarksville. Native American and frontier re-enactors will demonstrate activities such as flint knapping, an authentic blacksmith operation, frontier camp life, ax throwing, and flintlock musket firing.
“Valentine Sevier and his family settled this area in 1790 and built a compound and station at the confluence of the Cumberland and Red Rivers,” said William Parker, Historical Interpreter at Fort Defiance. “Sevier Station still stands today and is the oldest structure in Clarksville. We host Sevier Day annually to educate people about this era and the events that occurred here in the early 1790s.”
Guests to the event are encouraged to maintain appropriate social distancing of at least 6 feet, and cloth face coverings are required where social distancing cannot be maintained.
Sevier Day is free and open to all ages.