Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant"

1712-1803

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

1. Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant" Marker

Inscription.
After the July 21, 1776 attack, the second fort was built on land owned by Sevier, and joining the historic shoals on the Watauga River he and his family played a major role in the Watauga Association and the early settlement of Tennessee.

He and his wife Joanna Goad were parents of Gen. John Sevier, Col. Valentine Sevier, Capt. Robert Sevier, Mary Rutherford, Catherine Matlock, Abraham and Joseph Sevier.

Erected 1999 by Sevier Family Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1712.

Location. 36° 20.678′ N, 82° 15.2′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is on Franklin Club Drive ¼ mile West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321), on the left when traveling west. Marker is located within Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1504 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

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It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Watauga and the Cherokee War (within shouting distance of this marker); John Crockett: Frontier Ranger (within shouting distance of this marker); David Crockett (within shouting distance of this marker); Dedicated to the Spirit of the Overmountain Men (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Tipton Family (about 500 feet away); Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga (about 600 feet away); Watauga Fort (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 10, 2020

2. Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant" Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 13, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 806 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.