State pledges $20 for military museum in Clarksville

The state of Tennessee has pledged a $20 million grant for the new Tennessee Wings of Liberty Museum, which will offer both educational opportunities surrounding the aerospace industry as well as the history of Fort Campbell. First proposed in the early 1990s, the museum anticipates some 350,000 visitors a year when it opens. The 75,000-square-foot-facility will sit  on a 35-acre site in north Clarksville. The museum will include a hall dedicated to the history of units stationed at Fort Campbell, a multi-use auditorium, a gift shop, parade grounds, and a memorial building. Construction is expected to begin around March 2023 with an opening tentatively scheduled for spring 2025. The museum will warehouse military relics as also offer civics-based education for children aged kindergarten through high school.