Montgomery Bell State Park
Map of Montgomery Bell State Park
January 15, 1935
Archives Map Collection
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Montgomery Bell (1769-1855)
Library Picture Collection
Montgomery Bell State Park encompasses more than 3,700 acres in Dickson County, which is located in Middle Tennessee. It was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression.
The park’s namesake, known as "Tennessee’s First Iron Master," was a wealthy industrialist — some say the richest in the South before the Civil War — who owned hundreds of slaves (he emancipated most of them by the time he died in 1855). His iron furnaces produced farms tools that were used throughout the South and cannonballs for Andrew Jackson’s armies during the War of 1812.
The land the park occupies is also known as the birthplace of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. |
Dogwood trees in Montgomery Bell State Park
April 15, 1938
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Entrance to Montgomery Bell State Park
May 1, 1951
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Cabin at Montgomery Bell State Park
June 12, 1938
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Montgomery Bell Inn Montgomery Bell State Park
May 2, 1951
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Girl Scouts camper, Nancy Griffin of Nashville, writing home from camp Montgomery Bell State Park
July 19, 1950
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Fishing at Montgomery Bell State Park
July 29, 1938
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Canoeing demonstration for Girl Scouts campers Montgomery Bell State Park
August 1, 1946
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Lifeguard at Montgomery Bell State Park
July 29, 1938
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Fish caught at Montgomery Bell State Park
August 1, 1947
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Purple iris at Montgomery Bell State Park
April 11, 1953
RG 82, Department of Conservation Photograph Collection
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Section researched and written by Susan Gordon, Archivist.
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