Vonore in Monroe County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Welcome to Fort Loudoun State Historic Area

Fort Loudoun (1756-1760)

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

1. Welcome to Fort Loudoun State Historic Area Marker

Inscription. Fort Loudoun played a significant role in helping Great Britain secure the trans-Appalachian region from France during the Seven Years War, or as it is known in America, the French and Indian War. As the first planned British fort in the "Overhill" country, Fort Loudoun, for a while helped ally the powerful Cherokee Nation to the English cause and block further French penetration of the area from the west.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, French and Indian.

Location. 35° 35.748′ N, 84° 12.384′ W. Marker is in Vonore, Tennessee, in Monroe County. It is on Fort Loudon Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Vonore TN 37885, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

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,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Unicoi Turnpike Trail (here, next to this marker); Fort Loudoun (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Loudon (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tellico Blockhouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Loudon (approx. 1.1 miles away); Cherokee Heritage Trails (approx. 1.2 miles away); Overhill Fur & Hide Trade

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(approx. 1.2 miles away); a different marker also named Unicoi Turnpike Trail (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vonore.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

2. Welcome to Fort Loudoun State Historic Area Marker

Inside the Visitor Center image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

3. Inside the Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

4. Inside the Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

5. Inside the Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

6. Inside the Visitor Center

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 26, 2014

7. Inside the Visitor Center

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 720 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on July 16, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.