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Elizabethton (/ ə ˈ l ɪ z ə b ɛ θ t ə n / [7]) is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. [8] Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772) located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park is a state park located in Elizabethton, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.The park consists of 70 acres (28.3 ha) situated along the Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, a National Historic Landmark where a series of events critical to the establishment of the states of Tennessee and Kentucky, and the settlement of the Trans-Appalachian frontier in general ...
Carter County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 56,356. [2] Its county seat is Elizabethton. [3] The county is named in honor of Landon Carter (1760–1800), an early settler active in the "Lost State of Franklin" 1784-1788 secession from the State of North Carolina.
Elizabethton: 11: U.S. Post Office: U.S. Post Office: August 9, 1983 : 201-203 N. Sycamore St. Elizabethton: Early-1930s beaux-arts building designed by James Wetmore; now home to the Elizabethton-Carter County Public Library. 12
3.6 mi (5.8 km) U.S. Route 321 Truck (US 321 Truck) redirects truckers traveling south on US 321 around downtown. It shares a concurrency with US 11E and SR 70. The route begins at US 11E/US 321 and ends 3.6 miles (5.8 km) later at US 321/SR 70. The entire route is in Greeneville, Greene County. mi. km.
The OVHT follows the route from Abingdon, Virginia at the Abingdon Muster Grounds, [2] fording the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals through present day Elizabethton, Tennessee, crossing the Doe River twice near both Hampton, Tennessee and Roan Mountain, Tennessee, and ascending over the steep Unaka Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, on through South Carolina to the site of the Battle ...
Elizabethton Historic District (ID73001754 [1]) Designated CP. March 14, 1973. The Elizabethton Covered Bridge is a 134-foot (41 m) covered bridge over the Doe River in Elizabethton, the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee. The Elizabethton Covered Bridge was constructed in 1882 and connects 3rd Street and Hattie Avenue.
The Saga of Sycamore Shoals. Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals, formerly known as The Wataugans, is an outdoor historical drama that takes place in Elizabethton, Tennessee, at the Sycamore Shoals Historic Area. Designated the official outdoor drama of the state of Tennessee, it is presented by the Friends of Sycamore Shoals every June each ...