The Boatyard Historical District is located on the north side of the South Fork of the Holston River and on both sides of the North Fork of the Holston River in the western limits of Kingsport. The district, surrounded by residential property and farmland, includes the lower end of the Long Island of the Holston (a National Historical Landmark); most of the land included in the 1802 town of Christianville; all of the land, except the area north of the railroad, included in the 1818 town of Rossville, the Christian's Fort area, and the Rotherwood area. - NRHP, 1973