Manskers Station

Manskers Station

Mansker’s Fort is an authentic reconstruction of a 1779 frontier forted station. Mansker’s Station reflects the true pioneer spirit and dedication of Kasper Mansker, who settled the Goodlettsville Tennessee area in 1780. It was on the west side of Mansker Creek that he built his first station, which the inhabitants would leave in the winter of 1780 – 1781 due to increasing attacks from Indians. Shortly after Mansker left the first station it was burned to the ground. In 1783, Kasper Mansker returned to the area and built a second station on the east bank of Mansker Creek. Here he lived with his wife Elizabeth and others including Isaac Bledsoe.

Kasper Mansker, helped form the beginnings of local government. He signed the Cumberland Compact, which created the first government in the settlement, and in 1784 Mansker was elected to serve as the first Captain in Davidson County (Nashville). At the age of sixty-two Kasper Mansker volunteered to serve in the War of 1812, returning home shortly after fighting in the Battle of New Orleans. Mansker lived at his home until his death in 1821 at the age of seventy-five.

It was open to the public for many years, with reinactments of pioneer activities every summer. Mansker Station closed to the public in 2008 due to lack of funding.