Fort Nashborough was the
stockade established in early 1779 in the French Lick area of the Cumberland River valley as a forerunner to the settlement that would become the city of
Nashville, Tennessee. The log stockade was square in shape and covered . It contained 20 log cabins and was protection for the settlers against wild animals and
Indians. Today, a reconstructed fortification, maintained by
Nashville Parks and Recreation, stands near the site of the original structure.