Blythe Ferry ~ Meigs County Tennessee
N 35° 24.356 W 085° 00.990
16S E 680111 N 3919867
"Blythe Ferry" ~ Meigs County Tennessee
Waymark Code: WM29DM
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/26/2007
Views: 36
Around 1809, William Blythe, a Cherokee, established a ferry at this site to provide transportation for the settlers to the west and the Cherokees to the east. During the 1838 Trail of Tears, it was an important crossing, and it played a military role during the Civil War. Blythe Ferry continued in operation until replaced by a bridge in 1994.
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