Fort Blount
Fort Blount was a frontier fort and federal outpost located along the Cumberland River in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States. Situated at the point where Avery's Trace crossed the river, the fort provided an important stopover for migrants and merchants travelling from the Knoxville area to the Nashville area in the 1790s.
- Archaeological site
- …lies at an elevation of around 540 feet (170 metres)
- Description: archaeological site in Tennessee, United States of America
Hamlets in the Area
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Granville
Granville is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.
4 miles southwest of Fort Blount
Nameless
Nameless is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.
5 miles southeast of Fort Blount
Shady Grove
Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Tennessee, United States.
6 miles southeast of Fort Blount
Fort Blount
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Latitude
36.31903° or 36° 19′ 9″ north
Longitude
-85.75172° or 85° 45′ 6″ west
Open location code
868P869X+J8
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