Revised History of Fort Watauga.

<p>The history of the Revolutionary War Fort Watauga located in present day Elizabethton, TN has yet to be completed.</p><p>The critique of several Tennessee historians including J. G. M. Ramsey, Lyman C. Draper, Samuel Cole Williams, and others uncovered discrepancies and errors in Fort Watauga’s written history. These problems forced a rethinking of the fort’s actual location, which raised questions as to the reliability of the archaeological excavation in 1974 as well as to the historians who wrote about the fort during the last 200+ years.</p><p>Evidence found pointed to new accounts of the fort’s history never before published as well as possible alternate locations of the original fort.</p><p>An updated version of Fort Watauga’s history was included to serve as a new starting point for future historians and students interested in the Fort Watauga’s history. An updated version of Fort Watauga’s history was included to serve as a new starting point for future historians and students interested in Fort Watauga’s history.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

History

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Compton, Brian Patrick

• Fort Watauga
• Elizabethton
• Ramsey
• Williams
• Arts and Humanities
• History

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1103

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2260