One of Tennessee's earliest settlements. This valley was a
warpath for the Cherokees, was followed by Daniel Boone to
Cumberland Gap, and was traveled by Davy Crockett. To the right
of Highway 11W stood Bean Fort, built by William Bean, one of
the first permanent white settlers in Tennessee. In front of the fort
was Bean Station Tavern, largest tavern between Washington, D.C.,
and New Orleans. It lodged Presidents Polk, Johnson, and Jackson.
During the Civil War, battles were fought around this site.
US11W, in Bean Station. Grainger County Tennessee
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