White’s Fort

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White’s Fort was an early American frontier settlement that served as the capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio, in what is now Knoxville, Tennessee.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf early American settlement
frontier fort
associatedWith early history of Knoxville
settlement of East Tennessee
capitalOf Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED
category Forts in Tennessee
History of Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Pre-statehood history of Tennessee
coordinateLocation approximate site in downtown Knoxville
country United States of America
surface form: United States
era American frontier
foundedBy James White NERFINISHED
hasFunction administrative center
civilian settlement
military defense
hasPart blockhouses
cabins
stockade
heritageDesignation historic site
inception 1786
locatedIn Knoxville, Tennessee
Tennessee
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear confluence of the Holston and French Broad rivers
locatedOn south bank of the Holston River
material log construction
namedAfter James White NERFINISHED
partOf Territory South of the River Ohio NERFINISHED
precededBy James White’s cabin NERFINISHED
presentUse historic attraction
museum site
reconstructedAs James White’s Fort historic site NERFINISHED
servedAs capital of the Territory South of the River Ohio
significantEvent selection as territorial capital

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