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	The Wataugans
		In 1772, after leasing the land from the Cherokees, the Wataugan settlers created the "Articles of the Watauga Association" and chose five men to govern for the common good of all the people.
		The Wataugans were a tough and dedicated group of people, and without brave spirits like theirs' our country would never have gained independence.
		I want to give them the credit they deserve for their enthusiasm in spreading the word about Fort Watauga and the courageous deeds of the men and women who lived there.
	www.steveholder.com /watauga.html (1313 words)

	Tennessee history, preservation and educational artifacts
		The delegation of Wataugans met in assembly with thirteen members and used the laws of Virginia as a guide to formulate their government.
		The Wataugan had also brought a herd of horses and cattle overland to help seed new farms in the region.
		He and the Wataugans withdrew into their chambers in Jonesborough and decided it was time to assert their claim on the land they had tamed.
	www.tennesseehistory.com /class/FoundingTN.htm (3009 words)

	The Wataugans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wataugans is the official outdoor historical drama of the state of Tennessee.
		It is presented by the Watauga Historical Association and the Sycamore Shoals Historic Area in Elizabethton, Tennessee every July on the last three Thursday-Friday-Saturday weekends of the month (for the year 2004, the show dates were 15, 16, 17; 22, 23, 24; 29, 30, 31 July).
		Employing a mixed cast of volunteering professional and amateur local actors and re-enactors engaged through an open casting call, The Wataugans depicts the early history of the area that is now Upper East Tennessee.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Wataugans (534 words)

	TnHist.htm
		Admirers of the Wataugans traditionally have found direct ties between them and the Regulators and their movement in NC., 1765 thru 1771.
		The Wataugan constitution and the records of their government, have perished.
		The Wataugan Assn. was one of the most thoroughly democratic instruments ever penned in the New World, free of religious tests, and class distinctions.
	home.earthlink.net /~boydralp/HTML/TnHist.htm (1159 words)

	WATAUGA ASSOCIATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Wataugans feared that they would be left without state or federal protection.
		The Wataugan land became part of Tennessee in 1796.
		During the American Revolution, fearing for the safety of family members residing in "Old 96" District of South Carolina (in Cherokee lands), the Wataugans joined other Tennesseans and mustered at Sycamore Shoals for a fast trek through the Appalachian Mountains to King's Mountain where they fought valiantly against the British.
	www.absolombrown.com /watauga_association.htm (601 words)

	WEMB.com - AM 1420 WEMB
		In commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the muster of the Overmountain Men, Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area is currently hosting a reprise of The Wataugans.
		The drama will begin and 7 as "The Wataugans," Tennesse’s Official Outdoor Drama, depicts the lives of early settlers as they stave off fierce attacks by the Cherokee and win the ultimate victory over the British at the Battle of Kings Mountain.
		Tickets for The Wataugans at Sycamore Shoals are $10 for adults, $9 for senior citizens and $8 for students.
	www.wemb.com /news/news.asp?id=1429 (184 words)

	Yahoo! MailWataugan's Character
		We therefore trust that we shall be considered as we deserve, and not, as we have (no doubt) been many times represented, as a lawless mob.
		Others have described the Wataugans as being fearless, independent, self-reliant -- thought admittedly aggressive and ruthless and occasionally willing to take the law into their own hands.
		One of the more favorable views of the Wataugans was that of William Tatham, a young Englishman who was employed at John Carter's store on the Watauga and who was in 1776 clerk pro tem for the Watauga Association.
	www.fortunecity.com /millennium/sesame/258/wc.html (324 words)

	The Wataugans (Tennessee in the Eighteenth Century) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
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	www.newenglandrealestatelistings.com /real-estate-books/093280747X.html (707 words)

	Disunited States: The Lost State of Franklin > The Wataugans: Tennessee's First Frontier \| CafePress
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	Curriculum & Courses ~ Watauga College ~ Interdisciplinary Studies Department ~ Appalachian State University
		It consists of 15 hours of required IDS courses, 9 hours of elective IDS courses, 1 hour of a required PE or Theatre/Dance course, and 4 hours of optional Math.
		Typically, first year Wataugans will take Origins and Migrations and Tangents in the Fall and Contextures and Tangents in the Spring.
		Wataugans then take Frames and Tangents sometime during their second year.
	www.ids.appstate.edu /watauga/courses.html (1214 words)

	Retire In Tennessee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Inhabited mostly by Iroquois, Wataugans, Shawnee, Chickasaw and Cherokee, the history of modern Tennessee began in 1504, when Hernando de Soto led the first white expedition into the region.
		The area was later part of a grant made to Sir Walter Raleigh, but it the Iroquois did not give the land to the English until 1768.
		In 1772, the inhabitants of the first two settlements met to form the Wataugan Association, establishing the first constitution in the New World east of the Appalachian Mountains.
	www.wfu.edu /academics/gerontology/FYS-Tennessee/History.htm (327 words)

	TDEC: News Release 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The Official Outdoor Drama of Tennessee tells the story of the pioneers who settled in East Tennessee, and how the efforts of the Overmountain Men helped turn the tide in the Revolutionary War.
		Governor Phil Bredesen this month presented The Wataugans with an award praising the drama for its contributions to the region and the state.
		The cast and crew of The Wataugans has been working all month, collecting canned food items for the Christmas in July Food Drive, sponsored by the Carter County Community Services Council.
	www.state.tn.us /environment/news/release/2004/Jul/Wataugans.php (383 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Again the Wataugans, augmented by a detachment from Sullivan County, galloped forth, met the red warriors, chastised them heavily, put them to rout, burned their dwellings and provender, and drove them back into their hiding places.
		For some time after this, the Indians dipped not into the fl paint pots of war but were content to streak their humbled countenances with the vermilion of beauty and innocence.
		It should be chronicled that Sevier, assisted possibly by other Wataugans, eventually returned to the State of North Carolina the money which he had forcibly borrowed to finance the King's Mountain expedition; and that neither he nor Shelby received any pay for their services, nor asked it.
	www.webroots.org /library/usahist/potosw04.html (11970 words)

	North Carolina Progress Board - Partners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		NC State is an institution responding to the aspirations of the people of North Carolina to lead enlightened, useful and prosperous lives.
		Founded March 7,1887, NC State was born out of the vision of The Wataugans, a group of leaders dedicated to advancing the state's economic development in agriculture and industry.
		The university promotes the growth and diversification of the state's economy by educating its citizens, discovering new products and processes and improving communities and workplaces.
	www.theprogressboard.org:8200 /partners/ncstate.htm (213 words)

	Sycamore Shoals
		The John and Landon Carter Mansion is possibly the only remaining link to the Watauga Association, and one of the oldest houses remaining in Tennessee.
		In 1772, the Wataugans elected John Carter chairman of the court, under the terms of the "Articles," and the independent community functioned for six years in defiance of the British and colonial governments and the Cherokee Indians.
		John Carter and his son, Landon, were prominent in governmental as well as military affairs, having taken part in the Revolutionary War and in various conflicts with the Indians.
	www.vic.com /tnchron/RESOURCE/SYCAMORE.htm (738 words)

	The Overmountain Singers - Performance Schedule
		July 15 to 17: Tennessee Drama - The Wataugans - Elizabethton, Tennessee.
		July 22 to 24: Tennessee Drama - The Wataugans - Elizabethton, Tennessee.
		July 29 to 31: Tennessee Drama - The Wataugans - Elizabethton, Tennessee.
	www.lessons4you.com /overmountainsingers/schedule.htm (532 words)

	Elizabethton Star - Online Edition
		"The Wataugans," which is performed annually, had a "break-out" year in 2003.
		The outdoor drama is expected to become a premiere attraction in the Southeast within the next few years.
		Last year was a "break-out" year for Tennessee's official outdoor drama "The Wataugans," which celebrated its 25th anniversary season.
	archives.starhq.com /html/Progress2004/Sports&Entertainment (1862 words)

	The Watauga Settlement
		In 1772, frontiersmen in the area joined in a loose federation, the Watauga Association, an early form of local self-government formed primarily for the purpose of marshalling a concerted effort against the Indians.
		When the War for Independence erupted in 1775, the Wataugans performed admirably against the British and their native allies in the area and made a major contribution in the fighting at King's Mountain.
		Following the war, a number of Wataugans played prominent roles in the short-lived State of Franklin.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1161.html (241 words)

	The Overmountain Singers - In The News
		The three -- Mary Jane Kennedy, Veronica DeBusk and Wenny Elrod -- came together during last year's anniversary performances of "The Wataugans." While Mary Jane and Wenny were newcomers to the drama, DeBusk has been a part of the drama for 10 years.
		Both, she and Mary Jane are members of the Elizabethton Choral Club, and all three are members of the Watauga Historical Society, which serves as "Friends of Sycamore Shoals Park."
		Ruetz' son's, Jon, invited Wenny and Chuck to participate in "The Wataugans." Like Mary Jane, last year was their first in "The Wataugans." Now, both Wenny and Chuck are part of the Overmountain Singers.
	www.lessons4you.com /overmountainsingers/news.htm (992 words)

	Copyright
		Lord Cornwallis had dispatched Major Patrick Ferguson to put a stop to guerilla forays, some of which were conducted by patriots from the Watauga Settlements on Upper East Tennessee.
		Ferguson threatened to cross the mountains, burn the Wataugans’ homes and lay waste to their farms.
		The Wataugans pledged their aid enthusiastically, but they needed money to buy equipment, ammunition and food.
	www.fountaincitytnhistory.info /People2-Adair.htm (1649 words)

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		In 1788, the State of Franklin collapsed and by 1796 it became part of Tennessee when the former Governor of Franklin, John Sevier, became the first Governor of Tennessee.
		Frustrated by the uncertainties and feeling abandoned by North Carolina, the former Regulator Wataugans formed the State of Franklin in 1784.
		Thus began a 4-year attempt at self-government for a group that would experience conflict with North Carolina, Cherokees, Continental Congress, and ultimately among themselves as two of their leaders, Tipton and Sevier, faced each other in armed conflict.
	victorian.fortunecity.com /rothko/420/aniyuntikwalaski/franklin.html (1281 words)

	After The Flood And During The War
		The first 88 Wataugans to be called into action were ready six months later, on June 30, 1941.
		But this advancement was not to be denied; the Forties saw the advent of electric power county-wide, and by 1949 BREMCO could count 10,000 customers.
		In the last decade before industry (the first committee to attract industry was formed in the county in 1949, but the first success - IRC - wasn't attracted until 1952 - farming continued to form the livelihood of many Wataugans.
	www.mountaintimes.com /history/1940s/history.php3 (684 words)

	Elizabethton/Carter County Tourism Association
		This park was built around a re-creation of historic Fort Watauga at the head of the shoals on the Watauga River by the Watauga Historical Association to preserve one of the few remaining sites of the early frontier.
		The Wataugans settled this land and proclaimed their independence in 1772, against the British Crown, Virginia and North Carolina.
		They built their fort to protect them against threats and attacks by the Indians.
	www.tourelizabethton.com /scenic-historic (649 words)

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		The Wataugans - This two-act outdoor drama held within earshot of historic Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River is recognized as the official historical outdoor drama of Tennessee.
		Held the last three weekends in July, The Wataugans depicts the early settlement of Northeast Tennessee.
		The 18th-century comes to life on the site of the Watauga Association, the Transylvania Purchase, the siege of Fort Watauga, and the muster of the Overmountain Men before the Battle of King's Mountain.
	www.elizabethton.org /about/tourism.html (1491 words)

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