Tennessee, Cocke County, Newport
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About 2 miles northeast, south of the mouth of Cosby’s Creek, William Whitson, Jr., established a fort on the east bank of Pigeon River in 1783. It was an important frontier outpost, since there was a ford there, and the west bank of the river was then Indian territory.
(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
About 2 miles northeast, south of the mouth of Cosby’s Creek, William Whitson, Jr., established a fort on the east bank of Pigeon River in 1783. It was an important frontier outpost, since there was a ford there, and the west bank of the river was then Indian territory.
(Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.