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This fort, one of only two known remaining blockhouses in Tennessee, was built about 1787 by James Swaggerty for protection from the Indians. Located on land his uncle Abraham received for Revolutionary War service, it consists of three levels. The cantilevered structure was built over a stream which provided a water supply.
US 321, north of Parrottsville. Cocke County Tennessee
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