Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Fort Watauga Monument
King's Mountain
| | Sycamore Shoals | |
Photographed by Mary Ruden, circa 2020
1. Fort Watauga Monument
To the memory of the patriots who on their way to King's Mountain under Sevier, Shelby and Campbell assembled here September 25, 1780
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 19, 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 monument and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • War, 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. Monument is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is at the intersection of Monument Place and G Street, on the right when traveling west on Monument Place. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: 409 Monument Place, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial monument is in East Tennessee and in the Tri-Cities Area. 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: Monument to the Patriots (a few steps from this marker); Gap Branch Clean Water Project
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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
Photographed by Mary Ruden, July 20, 2018
2. Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions
Photographed by Mary Ruden, September 14, 2018
3. Fort Watauga Monument additional inscriptions
Photographed by Mary Ruden, July 26, 2020
4. Fort Watauga Monument
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025
5. Fort Watauga Monument front side facing steps
Erected Sept. 26, 1909.
By
John Sevier
Bonny Kate
Sycamore Shoals
Chapters D.A.R.
The sword of the Lord and of Gideon.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025
6. Fort Watauga Monument back right side away from steps
First (Settlers) Fort Built
West of the Alleghanies.
1770
Photographed by Mary Ruden, September 14, 2018
7. Fort Watauga Monument back left side away from steps
treaty of Sycamore Shoals
under which Transylvania
was acquired from the
Cherokees. March 19, 1775.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,265 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on March 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on April 9, 2021, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 20, 2021. 5, 6. submitted on March 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 7. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Mary Ruden of Sevierville, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
