First Long Hunters, 1765 in Goodlettsville, Tennessee

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First Long Hunters, 1765

Moss Wright Park, Goodlettsville, TN , USA

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Henry Skaggs, his brothers, Charles and Richard, and Joseph Drake, and a group of other long hunters were the first Anglo-Saxons to explore this area. They made their campsite at Mansker's Lick, opening the doorway for the future settlement of Goodlettsville and Middle Tennessee.

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