City of Elizabethton
City of Elizabethton is a locality in Carter, Tennessee. City of Elizabethton is situated nearby to the hamlet Bemberg, as well as near the neighborhood Fairview.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Watauga and Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area.
Fort Watauga
Fort
Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
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
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elizabethton and Central.
Elizabethton
Elizabethton is a city of 13,5000 people in Eastern Tennessee. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government west of the Eastern Continental Divide and of the original Thirteen Colonies.
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. Central is situated 3 miles west of City of Elizabethton.
Valley Forge
Hamlet
Valley Forge is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee. Located along US Route 19E/321 and SR-67, south of Elizabethton and north of Hampton. Valley Forge is situated 3 miles southeast of City of Elizabethton.
City of Elizabethton
- Type: Locality with 14,200 residents
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.3365° or 36° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-82.2379° or 82° 14′ 16″ westPopulation
14,200Elevation
1,598 feet (487 metres)Open location code
868V8QP6+HRGeoNames ID
7317660
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