Month: April 2023

BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITISH! KINGS MOUNTAIN!

By Family Tree Nuts / 04/30/2023 / Comments Off on BEGINNING OF THE END FOR BRITISH! KINGS MOUNTAIN!

It was the beginning of the end for the British Army in the American Colonies. Recently we visited Kings Mountain National Battlefield, in South Carolina. This battle was the beginning of the end for the British. As we all know, American Patriots first fired on British soldiers in 1775 at Lexington Green, in Massachusetts, and…

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HISTORIC BLEDSOE’S FORT! SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE!

By Family Tree Nuts / 04/06/2023 / Comments Off on HISTORIC BLEDSOE’S FORT! SUMNER COUNTY, TENNESSEE!

Recently we visited Bledsoe’s Fort in Sumner County, Tennessee, the site of one of the original Cumberland Settlements. The Cumberland Settlements were a group of forts or stations located in a valley along the Cumberland River of Tennessee where early pioneers in the late 18th century came and settled. There were approximately eight forts or…

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