Fort Prudhomme

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Fort Prudhomme (1756-1760) - A temporary stockade or fort built in 1682 by La Salle during his exploration of the Mississippi. It was located at one of the Chickasaw Bluffs, but which one is a matter of controversy, each of the four Bluffs having its adherents.

Links:

"Fort Prudhomme: Was it the first Settlement in Tennessee?" (Tennessee Historical Magazine, Vol. II, No. 4, pp235‑244)
Wikipedia
Fort Prudhomme and LaSalle (Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture)

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