Fort Loudoun Massacre Marker

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Tellico Plains in Monroe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Fort Loudoun Massacre

By Judith Barber, November 13, 2011

1. Fort Loudoun Massacre Marker

Inscription. Four miles N.E., at junction Cane Creek, Tellico River, Fort Loudoun’s Garrison, which had surrendered to Attakullakulla and other Cherokee chiefs, was betrayed Aug. 9, 1760 - while returning under safe conduct to Charleston. 25 were killed; 200 enslaved, and later ransomed by the Colonial Government.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1F 14.)

Location. 35° 22.027′ N, 84° 17.98′ W. Marker is in Tellico Plains, Tennessee, in Monroe County. Marker is at the intersection of Cherohala Skyway (Tennessee Route 165) and Hunt Street, on the right when traveling west on Cherohala Skyway. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200-298 Cherohala Skyway, Tellico Plains TN 37385, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Boyhood Home of Ray H. Jenkins (here, next to this marker); Scott Mansion (approx. 1.4 miles away); Early Gold Mining (approx. 7.5 miles away); Old Federal Road (approx. 8 miles away); Estes Kefauver (approx. 10.6 miles away); John Crawford Vaughan (approx. 11.1 miles away); Lost Sea (approx. 13.8 miles away); Tenasee Cherokee Village (approx. 15.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Tellico Plains.

By Judith Barber, October 11, 2012

2. Fort Loudoun Massacre Marker

Fort Loudon Massacre marker and Boyhood Home of Ray H Jenkins marker are side by side.

Credits. This page originally submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. This page has been viewed 234 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on November 16, 2011, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. 2. submitted on October 12, 2012, by Judith Barber of Marietta, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.