| Author: | Michael Depew, Lanette Depew | ISBN: | 9781439612835 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | August 25, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Michael Depew, Lanette Depew |
| ISBN: | 9781439612835 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | August 25, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The bustling city of Elizabethton, Tennessee, located on the convergence of the Watauga and Doe Rivers, is the product of a long and rich history. For centuries its fertile ground and ample wildlife sustained the Cherokee Indians, who later leased and sold a vast amount of land to settlers in the mid-1700s. In 1772 these settlers formed the Watauga Association, becoming what Teddy Roosevelt called the first �men of American birth to establish a free and independent community on the continent.� The era of industrialization resulted in severalfactories and mills all along Elizabethton�s rivers, creating a commercial paradise that continues to thrive today.
The bustling city of Elizabethton, Tennessee, located on the convergence of the Watauga and Doe Rivers, is the product of a long and rich history. For centuries its fertile ground and ample wildlife sustained the Cherokee Indians, who later leased and sold a vast amount of land to settlers in the mid-1700s. In 1772 these settlers formed the Watauga Association, becoming what Teddy Roosevelt called the first �men of American birth to establish a free and independent community on the continent.� The era of industrialization resulted in severalfactories and mills all along Elizabethton�s rivers, creating a commercial paradise that continues to thrive today.
