Fort Watauga
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.Photo: BrineStans, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Tennessee
- Also known as: “Fort Caswell”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area and Bonnie Kate Theatre.
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, which is situated 2 miles east of Fort Watauga.
Elizabethton Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Whiteonrice04, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Elizabethton Covered Bridge is a 134-foot covered bridge over the Doe River in Elizabethton, the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee. The Elizabethton Covered Bridge was constructed in 1882 and connects 3rd Street and Hattie Avenue. Elizabethton Covered Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Fort Watauga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Big Spring and Central.
Big Spring
Hamlet
Big Spring is an unincorporated community in Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Big Spring is situated 2 miles south of Fort Watauga.
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 2½ miles southwest of Fort Watauga.
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.
Fort Watauga
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carter, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.34416° or 36° 20′ 39″ northLongitude
-82.25414° or 82° 15′ 15″ westOpen location code
868V8PVW+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 778640478OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5472268
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Russian—“Fort Watauga” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Fort Watauga”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن واتوجا”
- Russian: “Форт Уатога”
- Russian: “Форт Уотога”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area Interpretive Exhibit and Sycamore Shoals State Park Visitor Center.
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