Tennessee State Parks is excited to welcome Andreas and team to Paris Landing State Park! On the west side of the river, at river mile 66, is Paris Landing State Park. The riverboat landing was important to the people of the town of Paris and Henry County. The park was Read more…
In 1864, the Union Army, headquartered in Nashville, needed an alternate supply route. Boats coming up the Cumberland River were frequently attacked and often lost. So a depot for riverboats was built on the Tennessee River and named for military governor Andrew Johnson. In November, Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked the Read more…
The Tennessee River watershed is home to an amazing diversity of life. The Duck River is a major tributary of the Tennessee River in the western valley and is said to be one of the most biologically diverse streams in North America. Mussels are a very important group of organisms Read more…
The central part of the state of Tennessee could be compared to a giant donut. The Central Basin is the “hole” in the center and the donut around this basin is called the Highland Rim. The northern parts of the rim are mostly in Kentucky and the southern parts are Read more…
The Tennessee River is the foundation of the economy in many communities along its banks. In addition to the cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga, many smaller towns owe their existence to the river. Savannah is a community which started at a crossing of the big river that has been used Read more…
The Muscle Shoals were the last rocky obstacles Andreas had to cross during his Tennessee River swim. The dangerous rapids and shallow water were created by the efforts of the river to cut through a tough, resistant layer of rock called the Ft. Payne Chert. In the nineteenth century, the Read more…