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Shelby's Fort
314 7th Street, Bristol,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 35' 31.259976",
-82° 11' 7.199988"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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General Evan Shelby erected a fort here in 1771 that sheltered and protected pioneers and sent victorious forces to the battles of Point Pleasant, Long Island Flats and Chicamauga Towns
Here was conceived by Shelby, Campbell and Sevier, an expedition to Kings Mountain where the entire British Force was killed or captured on Oct. 7, 1780
I remember well the deep and grateful impression made on the mind of everyone by that memorable victory. It was the joyful annunciation of that turn of the tide of success which terminated The Revolutionary War with a seal of our independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Erected by Volunteer Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bristol, Tenn
October 7, 1927
Erected 1927 by Volunteer Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War.
See more historic sites related to Tennessee in the Revolution.
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Shelby's Fort Historical Marker Location Map, Bristol, Tennessee Map
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