National Historic Landmark-Sycamore Shoals

National Historic Landmark- Sycamore Shoals

A treaty signed by the Cherokee here in 1775 allowed the United States to purchase 20 million acres of Cherokee land.

Also, in 1780, the site served as the rendezvous point for the Overmountain Men on their way to Kings Mountain, where they contributed to the defeat of the British Army.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historic Landmarks