Elizabethton, Tennessee
city in Tennessee, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States.[7] Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government (known as the Watauga Association, created in 1772).
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Elizabethton, Tennessee | |
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Nickname: The City of Power[1] | |
Coordinates: 36°20′11″N 82°14′21″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Tennessee |
County | Carter |
Explored | 1759 |
Settled | 1769 |
Founded | 1799[2] |
Incorporated: | May 13, 1905[2] |
Named for | Elizabeth MacLin Carter |
Government | |
• Type | Council–Manager |
Area | |
• Total | 9.70 sq mi (25.11 km2) |
• Land | 9.55 sq mi (24.74 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) |
Elevation | 1,593 ft (465 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 14,546 |
• Density | 1,522.98/sq mi (588.02/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 37643-37644 |
Area code | 423 |
FIPS code | 47-23500[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1328127[6] |
Website | www |
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The city is also the historical site of the Transylvania Purchase (1775) which was a major site during the American Revolutionary War for both the Battle of Musgrove Mill (1780) and the Battle of Kings Mountain (1780). It was within the secessionist North Carolina "State of Franklin" territory (1784–1788).