James Gillespy's Fort

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James Gillespy's Fort

TN 73, 300 yards from airport entrance, TN , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 35° 48' 43.499988", -83° 58' 59.459988"

Tennessee State
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About 2 miles northeast. Attacked Oct. 13, 1788, by 300 Indians under John Watts, the half-breed. Defenders held out until ammunition was exhausted. 28 were taken prisoner; 17 slaughtered and bodies burned. Thereafter the locality was called The Burnt Sta

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

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