Fort Watauga

Fort Watauga, also known as Fort Caswell, was a fortification located in the Watauga River's Sycamore Shoals near modern-day Elizabethton, Tennessee. It was constructed from 1775 to 1776 by the Watauga Association, a semi-autonomous government founded by American settlers living near the river, to defend the settlers against attacks from British-allied Indians. The fort was originally named Fort Caswell after the governor of North Carolina, Richard Caswell.

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  Battle of Blountville ⓘ
  battle of the American Civil War

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  Fort Watauga ⓘ
  fort in Tennessee

1863-09-22T00:00:00Z

1863-09-22T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Blountville

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Escape of Kate Sherrill

SYCAMORE SHOALS (STATE HISTORIC PARK)

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Chickamauga Wars, theater of operations

Fort Watauga reconstruction

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Blountville	battle	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Watauga	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort-watauga-sevier-sherrill-tn1		Commons
commons	image		Escape of Kate Sherrill		Commons
commons	image		SYCAMORE SHOALS (STATE HISTORIC PARK)		Commons
commons	image		Valentine-sevier-monument-tn1		Commons
commons	image		Fort-watauga-tn1		Commons
commons	image		Fort-watauga-reenactment-tn1		Commons
commons	image		Fort-watauga-ss-tn4		Commons
commons	image		Fort-watauga-palisade-tn1		Commons
commons	image		Chickamauga Wars, theater of operations		Commons
commons	image		Fort Watauga reconstruction		Commons