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Watauga Fort
1651 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 20' 37.32",
-82° 15' 1.379988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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400 yards northward and ½ mile northeast of the mouth of Gap Creek, stood Watauga Fort. Here, July 21, 1776, the settlers under Captain James Robertson repulsed the Cherokees under Old Abraham of Chilhowee, and Lt. John Sevier rescued ?Bonny Kate? Sherrell.
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Watauga Fort Historical Marker Location Map, Elizabethton, Tennessee Map
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