Fort Blount

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Fort Blount was a late 18th-century frontier fort and settlement that served as a key defensive and logistical outpost in what is now Tennessee.

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Fort Blount canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf frontier fort
historic site
associatedWith William Blount NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent early settlement of Tennessee
frontier defense in the Southwest Territory
connectedTo overland routes across the Cumberland Plateau
river transportation on the Cumberland River
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasFeature barracks
blockhouses
palisade walls
stockade
storehouse
hasFunction defensive outpost
frontier settlement
logistical outpost
military outpost
hasStrategicImportance key defensive position in the region
key logistical hub in the region
heritageStatus archaeological site
historicalPeriod early United States frontier period
post-American Revolutionary War era
locatedIn Jackson County, Tennessee NERFINISHED
Tennessee
locatedInTime late 18th century
locatedNear Gainesboro, Tennessee NERFINISHED
locatedOn Cumberland River NERFINISHED
locatedWithin Upper Cumberland region NERFINISHED
material wood
namedAfter William Blount NERFINISHED
operatedBy United States military forces NERFINISHED
territorial militia
partOf American frontier NERFINISHED
Southwest Territory NERFINISHED
region Appalachian region NERFINISHED
significance helped secure early American control of the Cumberland frontier
supported migration and settlement into what became Tennessee
status no longer standing
usedBy settlers
soldiers
traders
usedFor military communications
protection of frontier routes
protection of settlers
securing river crossings
supply distribution

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Tennessee frontier hasSettlement Fort Blount
Bartow, Florida, United States foundedAs Fort Blount
subject surface form: Bartow, Florida