Montgomery Bell Tunnel

Address Restricted, White Bluff, Tennessee. County/parish: Cheatham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 1994. NRIS 94001188.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Patterson Forge Tunnel

From Wikipedia:

Montgomery Bell Tunnel

The Montgomery Bell Tunnel, also known as the Pattison Forge Tunnel, which Bell called "Pattison Forge" (often spelled, incorrectly, "Patterson") after his mother's maiden name, is a historic water diversion tunnel in Harpeth River State Park in Cheatham County, Tennessee. Built in 1819, the 290-foot (88 m) long tunnel is believed to be the first full-size tunnel built in the United States, and is the first used to divert water for industrial purposes. It was designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 1981, and a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

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