Sanbourne Insurance Co. / Fort Historic Park Inc. / /
Country
United States / /
Event
Person Travel / /
Facility
Mountain Gateway Museum / Mill Creek / Davidson’s Fort / Rutherford’s Fort / Old Fort / Fort Rutherford / Mark Hall / Fort Historic Park / Krider’s Fort / /
IndustryTerm
pension applications / possible site / /
NaturalFeature
Kings Mountain / Blue Ridge Mountains / Catawba River / Mill Creek / Catawba / Crooked Creek / White Oak Mountain / Tryon Mountain / Reedy River / /
Organization
North Carolina Militia / Davidson / Patriot / Rutherford’s militia / NC Council of Safety / /
Person
Tryon / George Davidson / Jacob Grider / William Lee Davidson / William Lee / George Washington / Charles McDowell / William L. Saunders / Cunningham / John Davidson / Francis Bateman / Joseph McPeters / Jane Davidson / Richard Crabtree / Daniel Smith / Samuel Davidson / Samuel / Anne Davidson / John Bulmer Lisle / Thomas Davidson / James Jackson / Jerry C. Cashion / Griffith Rutherford / Nancy Davidson / Nancy Brevard Davidson / Ruth Clement / Elias Lovelace / /
Position
Captain / General / head / King / first commander / Brigadier General / Governor / commander / Brigadier / /
Product
Cherokee / /
ProvinceOrState
Rowan / Virginia / Presentday McDowell County / Carolinas / Rowan District / South Carolina / Georgia / Burke County / Burke / McDowell County / Tennessee / Pennsylvania / Iredell County / North Carolina / Rowan County / /
A Short History of Davidson’s Fort (As We Know It So Far) Davidson’s Fort was built in 1776 by North Carolina Militia soldiers for the defense of settlers against the Cherokees. Conflicts between Native Americans and