Robert Shields was born on July 4, 1744 in Rockingham County, Virginia. He was a private in Francis Lang’s Company in the Revolutionary War. He married Nancy Stockton in 1861,
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL) – The more than 200 years old original portrait of Landon Carter, the man that Carter County was named after, was unveiled at the Sycamore Shoals State Park Visiting Center on Saturday. Landon Carter was an early settler of the Watauga Settlement, a soldier, politician and community man, according to local historians. […]
ELIZABETHTON — The last days of Liberty! are upon us for this year. The final performances of the 43rd season of Liberty! The Saga of Sycamore Shoals, Tennessee’s official outdoor