Center Fort Loudoun State Historic Area 338 Fort Loudoun Rd. This 1,200-acre site is the location of one of the earliest British fortifications on the western frontier, built in 1756. Nearby were the principal towns of the Cherokee Nation including Tenase, namesake of our state, and Tuskegee, birthplace of the genius Sequoyah, commemorated by the Cherokee Nation's Museum. Today the fort and the 1794 Tellico Blockhouse overlook TVA's Tellico Reservoir and the Appalachian Mountains. An interpretive center offers informtion on the area's history and artifacts that were excavated prior to the Fort's reconstruction.
Tour buses are welcome.
Lots of pollen, windy, beautiful views, rain, sun and sometimes snow.