Carriger's Landing
Location:
TN 91 At East Outskirts of Hunter
TN 91 At East Outskirts of Hunter
1A 21
Marker Text:
Here where Stony Creek empties into Watauga River, corn, wheat, wrought iron, etc., were loaded into flatboats for shipment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Emigrants, with gear and families, also embarked here for westward travel. The brick house nearby was built by Christian Carriger, son of the original settler, Godfrey, Sr.
Here where Stony Creek empties into Watauga River, corn, wheat, wrought iron, etc., were loaded into flatboats for shipment in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Emigrants, with gear and families, also embarked here for westward travel. The brick house nearby was built by Christian Carriger, son of the original settler, Godfrey, Sr.
