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Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Fort Marr Blockhouse (circa 1814)
    Located on U.S. 411
    423-263-0050
    According to its' historic marker in "the late 1830's it served as one corner of the stockade where the Cherokees of Polk County were retained until their removal to the west".

  • Nancy Ward Gravesite
    US 411 • Benton, TN 37307
    Located near Benton at Womankiller Ford
    423-338-5961
    Overlooking the Ocoee River, this gravesite was erected to honor the memory of Nancy Ward, an influential Cherokee woman known as the "Pocahontas of Tennessee."  map

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