Elizabethton in Carter County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Dedicated to the Spirit of the Overmountain Men
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025
1. Dedicated to the Spirit of the Overmountain Men Marker
Heroes of the American Revolution
Artist, Jon Mark Estep
Erected 1999 by City of Elizabethton Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 36° 20.635′ N, 82° 15.16′ W. Memorial is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It can be reached from West Elk Avenue (Tennessee Route 321) west of Franklin Springs Circle, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1504 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton TN 37643, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: David Crockett (within shouting distance of this marker); John Crockett: Frontier Ranger (within shouting 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); The Tipton Family (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant" (about 300 feet away); Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga (about 400 feet away); Watauga Fort (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.
More about this memorial. The marker and statue are in front of the Sycamore Shoals Historic Site Visitors Center, approximately 2/10 of a mile from the park entrance on West Elk Avenue.
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025
2. Overmountain Men statue and marker in front of the Sycamore Shoals Park Visitor's Center
Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025
3. Overmountain Men National Historic Trail Marker in front of the statue
Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
