Southside Church

Southside Church is a church in Carter, Tennessee. Southside Church is situated nearby to the hamlet Big Spring, as well as near the park Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. Fort Watauga is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Southside Church.

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.

Bonnie Kate Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Nathandyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bonnie Kate Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Southside Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Big Spring and Elizabethton.