Tennessee Partnerships

Arts Center of Cannon County
The Civil War exhibit of the Arts Center of Cannon County, in Woodbury, recounts the county's occupation, skirmishes and troop movements. It includes unique home front stories and personal accounts of war describing some of the region's most dangerous guerilla fighting.

Belle Meade Plantation
A partnership with Belle Meade has created historic markers that share the plantation's Civil War story.

Cumberland County Military Memorial Museum
20 South Main Street
Crossville, Tennessee 38555
The Cumberland County Military Museum is developing an exhibit on the Civil War era in Cumberland County focusing occupation, the home front, and guerilla warfare.

Doe Creek School and Cemetery
In cooperation with the Doe Creek Restoration Committee, the Heritage Area developed restoration guidelines for a Reconstruction-era church and school building. The committee then completely restored the building.

East Tennessee Historical Society
The Heritage Area funded the "Voices of Conflict" exhibit which illustrates and interprets the Civil War and Reconstruction section of "Voices of the Land: The People of East Tennessee," exhibit.

Knoxville Civil War Roundtable
The Knoxville Civil War Roundtable partnership has been instrumental in supporting archeological surveys for the Third Creek Earthworks and Fort Higley.

Franklin's Charge, Inc.
Franklin's Charge has spearheaded the largest urban battlefield reclamation project in the U.S., and produces an annual educational symposium and quarterly educational newsletters.

Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County
The Battle of Franklin Driving Tour of prominent sites related to the Battle of Franklin, November 30, 1864, is the result of a partnership between the Heritage Area, the Tennessee Wars Commission, the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County and the Williamson County Convention Center and Visitors Bureau.

Historic Carnton Plantation
"Courage, Faith and Commitment: Franklin's African American Heritage Tour" expands Franklin’s existing Civil War and Reconstruction story to include African American contributions during and after the war. The educational tour includes stops at churches, neighborhoods, cemeteries, and manufacturing and retail establishments. The Heritage Area, Carnton, the African American Heritage Society of Williamson County, the Williamson County Convention and Visitors Bureau, and others partnered on this project. 

Lakeway Civil War Preservation Association
The Heritage Area produced a furnishings plan to guide the restoration of the house that served as Longstreet's headquarter during the winter of 1864 in Greenville, Tennessee.

Main Street Murfreesboro/Rutherford County
The Heritage Center contains exhibits on Murfreesboro during the Civil War and the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s and provides tours of Murfreesboro's historic square. It is a partnership effort of the Heritage Area and Main Street Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, Inc.
 
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum
The Matt Gardner Homestead in Elkton, Tennessee, is one of the few African American farms in Tennessee built on land acquired shortly after the Civil War. Early in the 1880s, Matt Gardner, a former slave, purchased 106 acres and began to develop a large farming operation. The museum and website tell the inspiring story of Matt Gardner, his family, and community.

Mississippi River Corridor - Tennessee
Working in partnership with the Corridor steering committee, the Tennessee Parks and Greenways Foundation and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, director Van West and manager Laura Holder edited and compiled the corridor's master plan, fulfilling grant requirements for both the Heritage Area and the McKnight Foundation. The master plan provides a decisive roadmap for the organization's future goals and projects in the six Tennessee counties along the Mississippi River.

Nashville Public Television
Nashville Public Television is partnering with organizations across the state including the Heritage Area to develop a series of Civil War documentaries in preparation for the upcoming Sesquicentennial.

Rutherford County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Working with the Rutherford County CVB, the Heritage Area has developed twelve kiosks to be place in downtown Murfreesboro that interpret local history and text and images for the Civil War Trails.

Southeast Tennessee Development District
This driving tour brochure takes visitors through the compelling Civil War landscape of southeast Tennessee.  A partnership between the SEDD and the Heritage Area, Fighting for the Rails: The Civil War in Southeast Tennessee leads travelers to wartime resources in the counties of Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie.

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Through a partnership with the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Heritage Area is assisting in the development of the Civil War Trails program. This is a multi-state marker and signage program identifies, interprets, and creates drivings tours of both the great campaigns and the lesser-known Civil War sites.

Tennessee Historical Society
A partnership with the Tennessee Historical Society developed free educational presentations and forums about key Civil War topics.

Tennessee State Museum
"Hoofbeats in the Heartland," a partnership project between the Heritage Area and the Tennessee State Museum, made its debut at Traveller's Rest in Nashville. This exhibit, featuring the crucial role of the cavalry in the Civil War in Tennessee, incorporates many of the Tennessee State Museum's unique and intriguing artifacts, and will travel to communities across the state.

Tusculum College
On September 18, 2008, the Andrew Johnson Bicentennial Committee, Tusculum College, the Heritage Area, and others sponsored “Andrew Johnson: Heritage, Legacy and our Constitution.” Held at Tusculum College, it commemorated the bicentennial of Johnson’s birth and National Constitution Week. Speakers included Dr. Eric Foner, Dr. Paul Bergeron, Dr. Robert Orr, and Dr. Michael Kent Curtis.


National Partnerships

Alliance of National Heritage Areas
The ANHA is an advocacy organization that serves National Heritage Areas across the nation. The alliance fosters sustainable heritage development and shares professional expertise through its Heritage Development Institute, its publications, and its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

National Park Service Southeast Regional Office
The National Park Service’s Southeast Regional Office, located in Atlanta, provides administrative support to the National Heritage Areas in the Southeast.

National Trust for Historic Preservation
The NTHP provides leadership and resources for the protection of the nation’s historic places and the revitalization of its communities. The trust is a private, membership organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with 6 regional offices and 29 historic sites across the country. The trust sponsors an annual conference and several publications. Dr. Van West, director of the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, serves on the trust’s Board of Advisors.

Stones River National Battlefield
The battlefield on Old Nashville Highway in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is a unit of the National Park Service that has educated citizens about the Battle of Stones River (Dec. 31, 1862-Jan. 2, 1863) since 1927. More than 80,000 troops fought in the battle, and the casualties came to almost 24,000, making the battle one of the bloodiest of the Civil War. The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area and Stones River National Battlefield partner every 18 months on a symposium related to the war and its aftermath.