The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before the arrival of European settlers, the area that is now Old Fort was populated by the Catawba and Cherokee. In the 1500s, Spanish explorers came through the area. English and Scottish settlers arrived in the area in the mid-1700s.
During the Revolutionary War, a stockade or fort was constructed on land owned by brothers George and Samuel Davidson, "the westernmost outpost of Colonial civilization". It was called Davidson's Fort and was the post for military expeditions such as that of Gen. Griffith Rutherford in 1776. The fort became a site for trading between settlers and Native Americans.
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CommonsTrickle - panoramio (1)2015
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Street intersection2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Plaque2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Plaque in Stones2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Old commercial row2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Frontier Fort2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Commercial Block 22014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Church2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Brick buidling with f…2014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Arrowhead 22014
CommonsOld Fort, North Carolina April 2014 - Arowhead Monument2014
CommonsBlizzard in Old Fort, North Carolina, 200920102 historic places in Old Fort
Old Fort has 2 listings on the National Register, and they protect 12 historic buildings, because Old Fort Commercial Historic District alone counts 11.
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When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.