KELLEY'S POINT CATEGORY

Feb. 13, 2025

Access to Kelley’s Point Battlefield site reopens

Access to the Kelley’s Point Battle of Nashville site at Brookmeade Park and Greenway re-opened on Feb. 13, 2025, for the first time in more than five years as Metro Nashville government reclaimed the Park from a homeless camp.

The Metro Nashville Council approved $1.26 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds for renovation and repair of the 14-acre Park, most of it ($850,000) spent on repaving foot trails and parking areas, revamping trailhead signage, and installation of electronic gates which will allow the Park to be visited in the dawn to dusk period only.

Damage resulting from the homeless camp was so extensive that the remainder of the funds were required for removal of garbage and debris by truck. In addition, an “Eye in the Sky” camera system was installed in the parking lot, and Metro Police presence was increased, for additional security in the area.

Kelley’s Point, also known as Kelley’s Battery, is one only a handful of sites involved in the Battle of Nashville that have been fully preserved and made available to the public. The Battle of Nashville Trust controls two of the most iconic sites – Confederate Redoubt No. 1 and Shy’s Hill – and was instrumental (when it was known as Battle of Nashville Preservation Society) in the initial identification and preservation of Kelley’s Point prior to 2000.