Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area
- Also Known As: Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga also Sycamore Shoals State Park
- Vicinity: 2 mi W of Elizabethton on the Watauga River
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1770/00/00 | James Robertson (explorer) | Explorer | Explorer James Robertson identifies the alluring flatlands at Sycamore Shoals, known as the Watauga Old Fields, and leads a group of colonists to the area soon thereafter. | |||
1775/00/00 | Daniel Boone | Work | Richard Henderson and Daniel Boone negotiate the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, in which Henderson's Transylvania Company buys large parts of modern Kentucky and Tennessee from the Cherokee. | |||
1775/00/00 | Judge Richard Henderson | Work | Richard Henderson and Daniel Boone negotiate the Treaty of Sycamore Shoals, in which Henderson's Transylvania Company buys large parts of modern Kentucky and Tennessee from the Cherokee. | |||
1780/09/26 | Rev Samuel Doak | Minister | Samuel Doak ministers to the Overmountain Men before they leave East Tennessee for King's Mountain, SC | Battle of Kings Mountain |
Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
John and Landon Carter House |
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Particulars for Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area: | |
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Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
Historic Use | Conservation Area |
Area of Significance | Exploration-settlement |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Cultural Affiliation | Native American |
Sight Category | Site |
Owner | State |
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