Johnsonville State Historic Park
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| Johnsonsville State Historic Park | |
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| Type | Tennessee State Park |
| Location | New Johnsonville, Tennessee |
| Coordinates | 36°03′42″N 87°57′59″W / 36.06163°N 87.96645°W |
| Area | 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) |
| Created | 1971 |
| Operated by | Tennessee State Parks |
| Open | Year around |
| Website | Johnsonville State Historic Park |
Johnsonville Historic District | |
| MPS | Civil War Historic and Historic Archeological Resources in Tennessee MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000257 |
| Added to NRHP | 2001 |
Johnsonville State Historic Park is a state park in Humphreys County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. This 1,075-acre (4.35 km2)[1] park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville, which was fought in 1864 during the Civil War, and the historic town site of Johnsonville, which was inundated by the creation of Kentucky Lake by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1940s. It is located north of New Johnsonville.[2]
The park commemorates the Battle of Johnsonville and the historic town site that was in existence from 1864 to 1944. The town was flooded by the creation of Kentucky Lake in 1944.[1]