JOHN CRAIG'S FORT ~ 1E 100
Posted by: Better Half
N 35° 45.524 W 083° 57.956
17S E 231837 N 3961247
John Craig's Fort
Maryville, TN
Waymark Code: WM27VQ
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2007
Views: 54
JOHN CRAIG'S FORT ~ 1E 100
Site of the original settlement of Maryville, Here Captain John Craig in 1785 erected a fort on Pistol Creek to protect settlers from Indian raids. in 1793 as many as 280 men, women, and children lived within its walls for several months, surviving an attack by 500 Indians. New Providence Presbyterian Church was organized here in 1786 by the Reverend Archibald Scott.
Marker Name: JOHN CRAIG'S FORT ~ 1E 100
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Fort
Marker Number: 1E 100
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: Tennessee Historical Commission
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