Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
 

Fort Watauga Monument

King's Mountain

— Sycamore Shoals —

 
 
Fort Watauga Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mary Ruden, circa 2020
1. Fort Watauga Monument
Inscription.

To the memory of the patriots who on their way to King's Mountain under Sevier, Shelby and Campbell assembled here September 25, 1780

Additional inscriptions:
Fort Watauga, First (Settlers) Fort Built West of the Alleghanies. 1770

Here was negotiated the treaty of Sycamore Shoals under which Transylvania was acquired from the Cherokees. March 10, 1775.

Erected Sept. 26, 1909 by John Sevier, Bonny Kate, Sycamore Shoals Chapters D.A.R. The sword of the Lord and of Gideon.

 
Erected 1909 by Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesSettlements & SettlersWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 25, 1780.
 
Location. 36° 20.042′ N, 82° 15.713′ W. Marker is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. Marker is at the intersection of Monument Place and G Street, on the right when traveling west on Monument Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 409 Monument Place, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monument to the Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Uncovering the Past
Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
(approx. 0.6 miles away); The Taylor Family (approx. 0.6 miles away); Restoration of Sabine Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sabine Hill (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Sabine Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant" (approx. 0.9 miles away); Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.
 
More about this monument. The DAR owns the land around monument. It is surrounded by a stone wall and has steps leading to it.
 
Regarding Fort Watauga Monument. DAR rededicated the monument after it was restored in September, 2018.
 
Additional keywords. Sycamore Shoals, Transylvania purchase, Cherokees
 
Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mary Ruden, July 20, 2018
2. Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions
Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mary Ruden, September 14, 2018
3. Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions
Fort Watauga Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mary Ruden, July 26, 2020
4. Fort Watauga Monument
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on April 9, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee.   2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2021. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=170566

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 29, 2024