Christmas at the Carter Mansion

Christmas at the Carter Mansion
Friday and Saturday, December 5 & 6

Step back in time to the 18 th century and enjoy a Colonial Christmas at the beautiful
Carter Mansion in Elizabethton, TN. Join the Carter family and their friends for a glimpse into a
simpler time when Christmas was the grandest celebration of the entire year. In colonial America
the Christmas season was celebrated as a month-long array of merriment and festivities signaled
by caroling, feasting, dances, foxhunts, and the firing of Christmas guns. Christmas on the
colonial frontier would have been much different though, with only the simplest of pleasures
being offered by the humble backwoods settlers. However, in contrast, the Carters would have
displayed an opulence only seen in the homes of Williamsburg or Philadelphia.
Enjoy the sights and sounds of the 18 th century as your guide escorts you, by lantern light,
through the oldest frame house in Tennessee, decorated with bright greenery and soft candlelight
for the holidays. Visit with historic interpreters throughout the house as they share the traditions
and customs of a Colonial American Christmas. The event opens at 6:00pm with tours every
twenty minutes until 8:00pm. General admission is $14.00 and Ages 12 and under are $10.00.
Tours are by reservation only. You may register at tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-
shoals. We look forward to your visit for this one-of-a-kind holiday gathering which is sure to
become an annual tradition with your family!
The Carter Mansion is located at 1031 Broad Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643. For more
information about this and other exciting events at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park call 423-
543-5808, visit us on Facebook or online at https://tnstateparks.com/parks/sycamore-shoals, or
www.sycamoreshoalstn.wordpress.com. You can also drop in for a visit at the park visitors center
and museum at 1651 West Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN 37643.