. . . . "Open to the public" . . . . . "Original designs from 18th Century"@en . "Davidson's Fort"@en . . . . . . . . . "-82.17890167236328"^^ . . . . "Davidson's Fort was a Revolutionary War frontier fort and precursor of town of Old Fort, North Carolina. It was built in 1776 to protect the white settlers from the Cherokee. Davidson's Fort was one of dozens of similar outposts constructed along the frontiers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to protect settlers from Native Americans who had sided with the British in the war. It was also known as Catawba Fort, Fort Royal, Old Fort, Rutherford's Fort, and Upper Fort."@en . . . "Davidson's Fort"@en . . . . . . . "Open to the public"@en . . . "Artist's rendering of Davidson's Fort with The Blue Ridge Mountains in the background"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Davidson's Fort was a Revolutionary War frontier fort and precursor of town of Old Fort, North Carolina. It was built in 1776 to protect the white settlers from the Cherokee. Davidson's Fort was one of dozens of similar outposts constructed along the frontiers in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia to protect settlers from Native Americans who had sided with the British in the war. It was also known as Catawba Fort, Fort Royal, Old Fort, Rutherford's Fort, and Upper Fort. Local tradition says Davidson's Fort was located on the site of the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Centerin Old Fort. The nonprofit Davidson' Fort Historic Park operates an interpretive replica fort located near the site of the original fort. In 2019, Davidson's Fort was included in the proposed ; the congressional act for the heritage corridor passed in July 2022."@en . . . "35.62720108032227"^^ . . . . "Davidson's Fort"@en . . . "2"^^ . . "241547.904"^^ . . "Davidson's Fort Historic Park, Inc."@en . . "POINT(-82.178901672363 35.627201080322)"^^ . "4349"^^ . . . . . "40690119"^^ . . . "35.6272 -82.1789" . . . "2"^^ . . "956349244"^^ . . . . . . . . . "241547.904"^^ .