James Robertson (explorer)
Videos
James Robertson was an American frontiersman, soldier and agent in dealing with the Native Americans, and one of the founding fathers of what became the State of Tennessee. An early companion of front
"Father of Tennessee" Copy of James Robertson portrait (Original by Washington Bogart Cooper)
The James Robertson obelisk in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee
Sycamore Shoals
Videos
The Sycamore Shoals of the Watauga River, usually shortened to Sycamore Shoals, is a rocky stretch of river rapids along the Watauga River in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Archeological excavations have fo
Sycamore Shoals
Valentine Sevier monument at Sycamore Shoals; the Seviers arrived in the Sycamore Shoals area in 1773.
Carter Mansion ca. 1775-1780, oldest frame house in Tennessee
The reconstructed Fort Watauga