Fort McTeer - 1784. The first fort, or station, in Blount County, TN, stood about one and one-half miles south of Eusebia Church. The tract of land for the fort was selected in 1784 by Robert McTeer, a Revolutionary soldier from Pennsylvania. He was the first man to explore, bring people to the colony, and settle in what is now Blount County. Once the fort was no longer needed for protection, it served as the first school in Blount County, and the first county election was held within its walls. After the erection of a new school building, the old fort was used as a blacksmith shop for many years. A part of it is still standing, its port holes and bullet scars plainly visible, on a little knoll at the right side of the highway leading to the Eusebia Church. Marker placed by chapter in 1936. The chapter actually has a deed for the land on which the Fort McTeer marker is located. 

1929 Copy of photo of Fort McTeer. The chapter presented this to the Blount County Court building on April 1, 1929. For several years, the settlement suffered from Indian raids. The proximity of the mountains, which furnished safe hiding places, made it necessary to constantly guard the frontier. Many times the inhabitants of the county were compelled to seek refuge in the strongest forts.