Port Royal State Park is a 26 acre (105,000 m²) recreational area on the border of Montgomery and Robertson counties in Tennessee. The community of Port Royal is its namesake. The Red River runs through the center of the park, and the covered bridge at Port Royal once crossed it. Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Robertson County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 36th 109,247 km² 195 km 710 km 2. ... Port Royal, Tennessee is a community on the border of Montgomery County and Robertson County in Tennessee. ... The Red River is a major stream of north-central Tennessee and south-central Kentucky and is a major tributary of the Cumberland River. ... A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof. ...

The day-use only park offers hiking, picnicing, canoeing, fishing, and photography. The museum and visitors center shows a rich history of the area, with artifacts, tools, and weapons from indigenous peoples, through frontier life to the Civil War era and up to the present day. Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... In contemporary usage, picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors, ideally, taking place in a beautiful landscape. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederate) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties Killed in action: 110,000 Total dead: 360,000 Wounded: 275,200 Killed in action: 93,000 Total dead: 258...

Historically, it has been an early colonial community and trading post and the crossing of the Cherokee Indians along the Trail of Tears. Later the crossing became a major stagecoach route in the 1880s. In 1977, the State of Tennessee received the deed to 22 acres (89,000 m²) of land at Port Royal, and designated it a State Historic Park in 1978. A trading post is a place where trading of goods takes place. ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... Trail of Tears refers to the forced relocation of the Choctaws in 1831 and then the Cherokees in 1838 to the Western United States. ... Buffalo soldiers guard a Concord style stagecoach somewhere in the American West, ca. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

History of the Port Royal Covered Bridge

The Port Royal Covered Bridge was an example of a Pratt truss design and significant due to its composition of wood. It was reserved only for foot travel. WOOD is a pair of radio stations in Grand Rapids, Michigan owned by Clear Channel on the frequencies of 1300 AM and 105. ...

The date of the first bridge built at the crossing is unknown, however it is known that it was washed away in the Flood of 1866. In 1903, a second bridge was built. Disaster occurred when the bridge collapsed 200 feet (60 m) while workmen were removing false support timbers, sending three workmen and one bystander into the river. One of them died in the fall. The bridge was rebuilt in 1904 and served the area until 1955, when a new concrete and steel bridge was erected along side it. The old covered bridge deteriorated until it collapsed into the river in 1972. A log bridge in the French Alps near Vallorcine. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pouring a concrete floor for a commercial building, (slab-on-grade) Installing rebar in a floor slab during a concrete pour For other uses, see Concrete (disambiguation). ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

In 1977, when the area was acquired by the state, the bridge was once again rebuilt. Disaster would strike again when on June 10, 1998, flooding and tornado activity severely damaged the bridge. When the waters receded, only half of the bridge remained. June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Union City, Oklahoma tornado (1973) A tornado is a violently rotating column of air which is in contact with both a cumulonimbus (or, in rare cases, cumulus) cloud base and the surface of the earth. ...

External links

• Wildernet
• Official State of Tennessee Website