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    Carter Mansion Guided Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Carter Mansion Guided Tours * December 2, 11, 16, & 20 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult \ $8 Seniors 65+ \ $8 Veterans & Active Military \ $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built

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    Sabine Hill Guided Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Sabine Hill Guided Tours ** December 4, 9, 14, & 18 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult \ $8 Seniors 65+ \ $8 Veterans & Active Military \ $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor.

  • Christmas at the Carter Mansion

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    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

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    Christmas at the Carter Mansion – Candlelight Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Christmas at the Carter Mansion – Candlelight Tours Friday & Saturday, December 5 & 6 6:00, 6:20, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00, & 8:20 PM Cost: Adults - $14.00; Ages 12 and Under - $10.00 Max: 12 per tour Pre-registration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Registration Opens November 1 st Tennessee’s oldest frame-house takes on a special

  • Furs & Pelts of the Longhunter

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Furs & Pelts of the Longhunter Saturday, December 6 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Cost: Free Ever wonder why currency is often referred to as “bucks”? How did Buffalo Mountain get its name? Join Ranger Jason Davis to discover firsthand the various types of furs and pelts sought after by long hunters on the frontier during

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    Christmas at the Carter Mansion – Candlelight Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Christmas at the Carter Mansion – Candlelight Tours Friday & Saturday, December 5 & 6 6:00, 6:20, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20, 7:40, 8:00, & 8:20 PM Cost: Adults - $14.00; Ages 12 and Under - $10.00 Max: 12 per tour Pre-registration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Registration Opens November 1 st Tennessee’s oldest frame-house takes on a special

  • Winter In Two Worlds

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Winter In Two Worlds Sunday, December 7 2:00 PM Cost: Free (donations accepted) Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Maximum of 50 participants Many of our modern wintertime traditions involve holidays and family gatherings. How do our 21st-century practices differ from the frontier families who first arrived here in the 1760s? What about the Cherokee's traditions during

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    Sabine Hill Guided Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Sabine Hill Guided Tours ** December 4, 9, 14, & 18 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Enjoy a guided tour of this stately home built by Mary Patton Taylor, widow of Brigadier General Nathaniel Taylor. The site has

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    Carter Mansion Guided Tours

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    Carter Mansion Guided Tours * December 2, 11, 16, & 20 1:30 PM Cost: $10 Adult $8 Seniors 65+ $8 Veterans & Active Military $5 Ages 17 & Under Registration required - www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals Take a guided tour of Tennessee’s oldest frame house and enjoy the beauty of this elegant frontier home built by Colonel John

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    Sycamore Shoals: A Christmas Carol

    Sycamore Shoals State Historic Park 1651 W. Elk Avenue, Elizabethton, TN, United States

    A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, has been a hallmark of the Christmas season since it was first published in 1843. Join nationally acclaimed entertainer and local celebrity David Browning as he interprets this timeless tale as a one-man dramatic presentation in the person of Ebenezer Scrooge and 12 other characters from Dickens’ classic story.