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Watauga Purchase
1651 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 20' 36.78",
-82° 15' 1.8"
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Tennessee State Historical Marker |
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Here, March 19, 1775, at the Sycamore Shoals, the Watauga Association, Charles Robertson, Trustee, bought from the Cherokee, with Oconostota as chief, lands along the Watauga, Holston and Great Canaway (now New) Rivers. The consideration for the purchase was 2000 Pounds Sterling. Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Watauga Purchase Historical Marker Location Map, Elizabethton, Tennessee Map
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