Shelby's Fort - DAR marker - Bristol, TN
Posted by: vhasler
N 36° 35.524 W 082° 11.125
17S E 393963 N 4050274
General Evan Shelby erected a fort here in 1771 to protect early pioneers to the region including Daniel Boone.
Waymark Code: WM6CJ3
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2009
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Marker text:
Shelby's Fort
General Evan Shelby erected a fort here in 1771 that sheltered and protected pioneers and sent victorious forces to the Battle of Point Pleasant, Long Island Flats, and Chicamauga Towns.
Here was conceived by Shelby, Campbell, and Sevier, an expedition to Kings Mountain where the entire British force was killed or captured on October 7, 1780.
The land was purchased by the King family to have a land plantation. (See also National Register Waymark WM6CGA).
Marker Name: Shelby's Fort
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number: -none-
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Volunteer Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
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