Fort Southwest Point

1797 - 1811

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  • What You'll See
    • Introduction
    • Visitor Center
    • Living History
    • 18th Century Cannon
    • The Cabin
    • The Blacksmith Shop
  • History
    • A Brief History
    • A Territorial Block House
    • The Avery Trace
    • Fort Southwest Point
    • The Indian Agency
    • Rebuilding The Past
    • The Cherokee Rights
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Fort Southwest Point

 

 

At the Visitor Center learn more about the fort’s vital role in the westward expansion of America.

View our orientation video and interpretive exhibits. Visit with our knowledgeable and friendly staff.

At special events see history come to life with period dressed living history interpreters.

Picnic on the 30-acre site on Watt’s Bar Lake.


Fort Southwest Point is owned and operated by the City of Kingston.

It is governed by the Fort Southwest Point Committee.

We are handicapped accessible.