CARRIGER'S LANDING ~ 1A 21 ~ Carter County, TN
N 36° 22.134 W 082° 09.747
17S E 395719 N 4025493
A Tennessee Historical Marker located near the Watauga River at East Outskirts of Hunter.
Waymark Code: WMP28X
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2015
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Marker Text:
Here where Stony Creek empties into Watauga River, corn, wheat, wrought iron, etc., were loaded into flatboats for shipment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Emigrants, with gear and families, also embarked here for westward travel. The brick house nearby was built by Christian Carriger, son of the original settler, Godfrey, Sr.
Location:
TN 91 At East Outskirts of Hunter.
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