The War Ford

Photographed by Tom Bosse, February 28, 2010

1. The War Ford Marker

Inscription. Located .2 mi. east on the Big Pigeon River is a strategic crossing used by the Cherokees. In Aug. 1782, Gen. Charles McDowell of Burke Co., North Carolina, raised an army of five hundred mounted militia from Morgan District to cross the mountains, join Col. John Sevier's army of the same number from Washington District, and subdue the Indians who sided with the British. During this three month campaign, one of the final skirmishes of the Revolutionary War was fought at this site.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1C 66.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Military • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1782.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 35° 58.162′ N, 83° 11.232′ W. Marker was in Newport, Tennessee, in Cocke County. It was at the intersection of North Street (U.S. 321) and Northcutt Street, on the right when traveling north on North Street. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Newport TN 37821, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in East Tennessee

and in the Great Smoky Mountains.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

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

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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

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of this location: City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kiffin Yates Rockwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Cocke County Organized - 1797 (approx. ¼ mile away); Cocke County Veterans Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Cocke County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Cocke County Memorial Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Warford (approx. 0.4 miles away); Swinging Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport.

Additional commentary.
1. Marker damaged and removed.
The marker was knocked down and damaged by a car wreck this past December. TDOT has been notified.

— Submitted February 1, 2021.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 12, 2012

2. The War Ford Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, February 28, 2010

3. The War Ford Marker

Pole can be seen knocked down and marker missing. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Shelton, January 29, 2021

4. Pole can be seen knocked down and marker missing.

The War Ford Marker broken after being knocked down. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Shelton, January 4, 2021

5. The War Ford Marker broken after being knocked down.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,216 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on December 12, 2012, by Byron Hooks of Sandy Springs, Georgia. Photos: 1. submitted on March 6, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 2. submitted on August 13, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on March 6, 2010, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on February 1, 2021, by Jeremy Shelton of Newport, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.