Tennessee History for Kids: Sycamore Shoals

If you listed the most important places in Tennessee history, this would be near the top. The Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park in Elizabethton preserves some of the land where the Watauga Association was formed, where the Transylvania Purchase occurred, and where soldiers mustered before the Battle of Kings Mountain. It contains a replica of Fort Watauga, which was attacked by Cherokee warriors. And it is the site of "The Wataugans," an outdoor drama performed every summer that retells the history of this incredible place. The best way to explain Sycamore Shoals is to tell what happened here.