Rockwood Oak

Rockwood Oak is a Tennessee historical marker in Roane County.

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Here, in the late 18th century, the Cherokee had a tollgate, where they exacted tribute from travelers between the Watauga Settlements and the Cumberland country. Here James Glasgow, John Hackett, and Littlepage Sims arranged with Talootiske, of the Cherokee, for the lines of the Indian Reservation and the boundaries of the town of Rockwood. The tree blew down in 1925.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1887 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1891 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1893 · Kingston, Tennessee (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1895 · Gen. map VII. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1924 · Tennessee. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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Kingston Avenue Historic District210 ft

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