Knoxville in Knox County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Treaty of the Holston
Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E-33.)
Location. 35° 57.685′ N, 83° 55.008′ W. Marker is in Knoxville, Tennessee, in Knox County. Marker is on West Main Street west of South Gay Street. Click for map. It is in the yard of the Criminal Court Building. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 W Main St, Knoxville TN 37902, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Knox County Courthouse (here, next to this marker); Knoxville: A Divided City (a few steps from this marker); Commemorating the Treaty of Holston (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew Johnson Office Plaza (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church (about 400 feet away); Blount Mansion Chisholm Tavern (about 700 feet away); Market House Bell (approx. ¼ mile away). Click for a list of all markers in Knoxville.
Regarding Treaty of the Holston. This treaty mentions the following:
-Establishment of perpetual peace and friendship between the two nations.
-Cherokees acknowledge protection of United States.
-Prisoners of war to be restored.
-Boundaries established between the Cherokee Nation and the United States.
-Stipulation of a road by the United States.
-United States to regulate trade.
-Guarantees by the United States that the lands of the Cherokee Nation have not been ceded to the United States.
-No U.S. citizens may settle within the Cherokee Nation.
-No U.S. citizens may hunt within the Cherokee Nation.
-Cherokees must deliver up criminals to the United States.
-U.S. citizens committing crimes within the Cherokee Nation are to be punished.
-Retaliation restrained by both nations.
-Cherokees to give notice of pending attacks by other tribes against the United States.
-United States to make presents to the Cherokees for the promotion of having the Cherokees take up an agrarian culture.
-Both nations to cease any animosities held against each other.
An addendum to treaty was signed by Henry Knox, Secretary of War, representing the United States and representatives of the Cherokee Nation on February 17, 1792, and proclaimed on the same day, which increased the annuities paid by the United States to the Cherokee Nation. —information from Wikipedia.com
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