Fort Loudoun was a colonial American fort in present-day Monroe County, Tennessee near the villages of the Overhill Cherokee. The British colony of South Carolina built the fort in 1756, naming it for John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, to defend the frontier against Native Americans allied with France during the French and Indian War. Its nominal purpose was to secure the support of the Cherokee, but mutual suspicions and betrayals repeatedly undermined this alliance. Open warfare erupted between the Cherokee and the British in 1759, and the Cherokee laid siege to the fort late in the year. It fell on August 6, 1760, and much of the garrison was slaughtered four days later on their return trek to South Carolina. // Unification of the British colonies Although each of the British colonies was strikingly different from the others, throughout the 17th and 18th centuries several events and trends took place that brought them together in various ways and to various degrees. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Alternate meanings: Cherokee (disambiguation) The Cherokee are a people native to North America who first inhabited what is now the eastern and southeastern United States before most were forcefully moved to the Ozark Plateau. ... Betsy Ross purportedly sewed the first American flag with 13 stars and 13 stripes representing each of the 13 colonies. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford (R) Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... 1756 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun was a British nobleman and military leader. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The French and Indian War is the American name for the decisive nine-year conflict (1754-1763) in North America between Great Britain and France, which was one of the theatres of the Seven Years War. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For people named Garrison, see Garrison (disambiguation). ...

Long after its fall, the fort was reconstructed as a historical site, and then abandoned. It became a National Historic Landmark in 1965. The present-day reconstruction of the fort sits on the bank of the Little Tennessee River, but it was not originally on the waterfront. When the construction of Tellico Dam threatened to flood the original fort site, preservationists dug up the surviving stone foundations and used fill dirt to raise the site by 17 feet. The ground was contoured to match the original site, the foundations were replaced, and the wooden structures were rebuilt. USS Constitution. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... The Little Tennessee River is a tributary of the Tennessee River, approximately 135 mi (217 km) long, in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States. ... Tellico Dam impounded Tellico Reservoir by the Tennessee Valley Authorityis located in Loudon County, Tennessee in eastern Tennessee, southwest of Knoxville, on the Little Tennessee River. ... A foundation is a structure that transmits loads from a building or road to the underlying ground. ...

Today the fort is part of a Fort Loudoun State Park along with an interpretive center and recreation area. Loudon County, Tennessee; Loudon, Tennessee; and Fort Loudoun Dam are named for the fort. Loudon County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... Loudon is a town located in Loudon County, Tennessee. ...

See also

• Anglo-Cherokee War