SWF: Fort Loudoun State Historic Park

Hello, my lovelies! The weekend is here, can you believe it? I am looking forward to a little R&R. Today, I am sharing more archived photos with you and all my Skywatch Friday photo enthusiasts. Next week, I promise to share something new.

Southwest of Knoxville off Interstate 75 is Fort Loudoun State Historic Park. We ventured there a few years back with DS. That was the first return visit since he was a tot. It was a gorgeous day

A little-borrowed history about the fort…

The fort was reconstructed during the Great Depression and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965.

During the French and Indian War (1754-1763) the British Colony of South Carolina felt threatened by French activities in the Mississippi Valley. To counter this threat, the Colony sent the Independent Company of South Carolina to construct and garrison what became Fort Loudoun. This move helped to ally the Overhill Cherokee Nation in the fight against the French and guaranteed the trade would continue between the Cherokee and South Carolina.

If you’re live in the area or planning to be in our neck of the woods, you may want to check out the Fort Loudoun State Park’s website, here, to make a day out of it.

^{~All images captured with Canon SD880 ELPH point n’ shoot camera.~}

Before you go, you may want to link your photographic wonder to this week’s WW linkup party that I host. Thank you for making me apart of your day.  Please leave your comments footprints so that I know you came and I will hop over to your place soon. Have a fototastic day!

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