Buffalo Creek
Buffalo Creek is a stream in Carter, Tennessee. Buffalo Creek is situated nearby to the neighborhood Watauga Point, as well as near Riovista.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Watauga and Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area.
Fort Watauga
Fort
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Fort Watauga, also known as Fort Caswell, was a fortification located in the Watauga River's Sycamore Shoals near modern-day Elizabethton, Tennessee. It was constructed from 1775 to 1776 by the Watauga Association, a semi-autonomous government founded by American settlers living near the river, to defend the settlers against attacks from British-allied Indians.
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
Park
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Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is a state park located in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. The park consists of 70 acres situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky, and the settlement of the Trans-Appalachian frontier in general, took place.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Central and Big Spring.
Central
Village
Central is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Carter County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,717 at the 2000 census and 2,279 at the 2010 census.
Big Spring
Hamlet
Big Spring is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Big Spring is situated 2 miles southeast of Buffalo Creek.
Milligan College
Hamlet
Milligan College is an unincorporated community and an area of Elizabethton, in Carter County, Tennessee. Milligan is home to Milligan University and Emmanuel Christian Seminary. All of Milligan has been annexed by the city of Elizabethton. Milligan College is situated 2½ miles southwest of Buffalo Creek.
Buffalo Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.329° or 36° 19′ 44″ northLongitude
-82.27125° or 82° 16′ 17″ westElevation
1,440 feet (439 metres)Open location code
868V8PHH+JGGeoNames ID
4609627
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