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Special Feature: Tablets marking the site of militia mobilizations for Indian campaigns.

CAMP BLOUNT was located just south of Fayetteville, Tenn., at an old stone bridge over Elk River. From this rendezvous Andrew Jackson in October 1813 led the Tennessee militia against the Creek Indians in a campaign that completely crushed their power. There reenforcements were mobilized to aid Jackson in the Creek War and in his campaign against the British which culminated in the great victory at New Orleans. The place also was used for encampments during the Second Seminole War and the Civil War.

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