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Cavett's Station

8375 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 55' 23.34", -84° 3' 30.899988"
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About 1/2 mile north was this early fortified settlement. Here on Sept 25, 1793, Alexander Cavett and 12 other settlers were massacred by a Cherokee war party under Doublehead, one of the more savage chiefs of the tribe.

Erected by Tennessee Historical

Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00
 
   
 
 
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