Elizabethton is a city in, and the county seat of Carter County, Tennessee, United States. Elizabethton is the historical site of the first independent American government located west of both the Eastern Continental Divide and the original Thirteen Colonies.
Southeast
Elizabethton
Carter County, TN
Population
14,375
Walk Score
75 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$725
Median home value
$150,100
Explored
1759
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Elizabethton Historic District · listed 1973
- Renfro-Allen Farm · listed 1996
- Watauga Hydroelectric Project · listed 2017
Notable landmarks
- Brooks, Rueben, Farmstead · listed 2001
- Carter, John and Landon, House (Additional Documentation) · listed 1972
- Sabine Hill · listed 1973
- Sycamore Shoals · listed 1966
- U.S. Post Office · listed 1983
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