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Tellico Blockhouse Tour – Sunday, May 8 at the Tellico Blockhouse (11:00am to 12:00pm).
Join Historian Joseph Blanco on a short walk to the Tellico Blockhouse ruins and learn about its epic story involving the young United States and the powerful Cherokee nation.  Please wear sturdy shoes and bring water.
*There are no restroom facilities and shade is limited.  We encourage you to preregister, but walk-ins are welcome.  If you don’t preregister, please bring $5 in exact change, cash only.  Meet at the Tellico Blockhouse parking lot.
Directions: 149 Blockhouse Road, Vonore, TN 37885
-From Maryville: Traveling south on Highway 411, enter Monroe County and turn left onto Clearview Drive, turn right onto Tellico Blockhouse Road, follow the road ~.25 mile to the parking lot.  If you reach Highway 360 you’ve gone too far.
-From Vonore: Traveling north on Highway 411, drive through Vonore and across the bridge, turn right onto Clearview Drive, turn right onto Tellico Blockhouse Road, follow the road ~.25 mile to the parking lot.
$5 for 13 and older, free for 12 and under.  423-420-2331