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

Revolutionary War Patriots

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025

1. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker

Inscription. This marker commemorates the men and women who achieved American independence These Patriots, believing in the noble cause of liberty, fought valiantly to found a new nation
1775-1783

Erected by Tennessee State Society Presented by Daughters of the American Revolution in honor of the 250 anniversary of the United States.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 36° 20.602′ N, 82° 15.323′ W. Memorial is in Elizabethton, Tennessee, in Carter County. It is on West Elk Avenue (U.S. 321) west of Franklin Springs Circle, on the right when traveling west. The marker is at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area. The marker is along a walking trail next to the Watauga River approximately .2 of a mile from the parking lot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1651 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,

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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: Muster of the Overmountain Men (within shouting distance of this marker); Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Watauga and the Cherokee War (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Valentine Sevier, "The Immigrant" (about 800 feet away); Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Crockett: Frontier Ranger (approx. 0.2 miles away); David Crockett (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedicated to the Spirit of the Overmountain Men (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elizabethton.

Revolutionary War Patriots Marker by the Watauga River. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025

2. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker by the Watauga River.

Revolutionary War Patriots Marker across from benches on the trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, March 14, 2025

3. Revolutionary War Patriots Marker across from benches on the trail

Credits. This page was last revised on March 19, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 18, 2025, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.