Douglass-Clark House

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Douglass-Clark House The Douglass-Clark House is a visitor and interpretive center. Our parking lot is located at the trailhead of the Station Camp Creek Greenway.

A single room inside the house served as one of the earliest Sumner County Courthouse from 1788-1790. The Douglass-Clark House, restored by Sumner County, is a visitors and interpretive center. The house is on the Tennessee and National Register of Historic Places. A single room inside the house served as one of the earliest Sumner County Courthouses from 1788 until 1790. The home also has Civil War significance with four of the Clark brothers serving in the Confederate army. A Civil War Trail Marker is at the site.

In 2024 archeologists found the remains of an unidentified Union soldier near a field hospital on the Second Manassas ba...
08/26/2026

In 2024 archeologists found the remains of an unidentified Union soldier near a field hospital on the Second Manassas battlefield. Recently he was interred at Arlington Cemetery. Stories like this give us hope that someday other missing soldiers will be found.

https://emergingcivilwar.com/2026/08/17/ecw-news-soldiers-remains-recovered-at-manassas-to-be-interred-at-arlington/

Edward Clark was only 18 when he was killed on August 27, 1862. While the battle of Second Manassas would not officially begin until August 28th, there were several skirmishes in the area on the 27th. Edward was buried in an unmarked grave much like the young soldier above. Tomorrow marks the 164th anniversary of his death and so we remember him and all the other lost soldiers.

In honor of school starting back here is Emma Clark's bill for educating her children in 1850. She paid William Bone (he...
08/08/2026

In honor of school starting back here is Emma Clark's bill for educating her children in 1850. She paid William Bone (her future son-in-law) $54.75 for up to 10 months of teaching.

We will be closed Wednesday and Thursday this week (September 17 and 18) to join Rock Castle's Living History Days. We w...
09/16/2025

We will be closed Wednesday and Thursday this week (September 17 and 18) to join Rock Castle's Living History Days. We will reopen Friday the 19th.

The Douglass-Clark House will be closed tomorrow July 4, 2025. We will reopen on July 5th. Have a happy and safe holiday...
07/03/2025

The Douglass-Clark House will be closed tomorrow July 4, 2025. We will reopen on July 5th. Have a happy and safe holiday everyone!

This beautiful Daylily is blooming on the edge of the greenway. Native to Asia, daylilies have naturalized throughout N...
06/11/2025

This beautiful Daylily is blooming on the edge of the greenway. Native to Asia, daylilies have naturalized throughout North America. Immigrants from Europe brought the first daylilies to the area. I wonder if Emma had some in her garden?

The Murfreesboro zebra decided to stop by and learn some history today. Apparently, he's a huge fan of local history. ...
06/04/2025

The Murfreesboro zebra decided to stop by and learn some history today. Apparently, he's a huge fan of local history.



Disclaimer: The zebra is not actually here. This is satire.

On May 23rd and 24th, 1861, Reuben, Edward, and Charles Clark all enlisted in the Confederate Army. Little did they know...
05/24/2025

On May 23rd and 24th, 1861, Reuben, Edward, and Charles Clark all enlisted in the Confederate Army. Little did they know that only Charles would live to come home at the end of the war.

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We found this beautiful Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) this morning. They are a great snake to find because the...
05/16/2025

We found this beautiful Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) this morning. They are a great snake to find because they've been documented eating venomous snakes in addition to their normal diet of rodents. We wonder which of Emma's children was most likely to bring home a snake?

Happy Mother's Day!!! While Mother's Day did not become a national holiday until 1914, we want to recognize Emma Douglas...
05/11/2025

Happy Mother's Day!!!
While Mother's Day did not become a national holiday until 1914, we want to recognize Emma Douglass Clark on this special day. Emma became a mother in 1832 when her first daughter Jane was born. Over the next 15 years, she had 9 more children. After her husband unexpectedly passed away in 1847, she raised them all by herself. During the Civil War, she lost 4 children and a grandchild, 3 sons to war, and her daughter Malissa to childbirth. She also made sure her son William, who was deaf, received whatever support he needed throughout his life. Happy Mother's Day, Emma!

Douglass-Clark House will be joining this lovely event in Westmoreland tomorrow!We will also still be open for free tour...
05/02/2025

Douglass-Clark House will be joining this lovely event in Westmoreland tomorrow!

We will also still be open for free tours from 9am-5pm. So come visit us at either place!

Address

2115 Long Hollow Pike
Gallatin, TN
37066

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm
Saturday 9am - 4:30pm

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+16159915119

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