Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park

Fall Knap-In

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States

Knapping – with a “K”– has nothing to do with sleep! Knapping is the art of making stone tools, and the Knap-In at Fort Watauga is our celebration of Tennessee Archaeology Week. Watch skilled craftspeople make arrow points, spear points and other early survival tools. There will also be demonstrations of bow and arrow and atlatl throughout the day. Free Admission

Overmountain Muster at Sycamore Shoals

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States

Join us for a weekend of living history during the encampment of the Overmountain militia before the Battle of King’s Mountain in 1780. Enjoy historical demonstrations, displays, and presentations as you re-live some of the most crucial days of the American Revolution. Free Admission.

50th Annual OVTA – Watauga River Crossing

Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W Elk Ave, Elizabethton, TN, United States

For the past 50 years members of the Overmountain Victory Trail Association have recreated the historic march to King’s Mountain. On September 25, marchers will cross the Watauga River at Sycamore Shoals, just as the Overmountain militia crossed 244 years ago. Free Admission.

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