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Long Hunter State Park on the east shore of J. Percy Priest Lake southeast of Nashville brings together ancient Native American history, early Euro-American exploration, African American settlement, and a modern reservoir landscape. People hunted in the Stones River Basin as early as 12,000 years ago, and Sellars Farm preserves a fortified Mississippian village occupied about A.D. 1000 to 1300. The park’s name recalls long hunters of the 1760s, while sections of the park preserve the names of early local families, including the Bryants and the Couches. It was created after Stewart’s Ferry Dam formed the lake, with park land leased in 1972 and the state park opening in 1978.
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Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee · United States
