Editing Elizabethton, Tennessee (section)

=== U.S. Bicentennial – Overmountain Victory Trail ===
Hikers, military reenactors, and scouts have followed segments of the famous Overmountain Victory Trail, and in 1975, three Elizabethton [[Boy Scouts of America|Boy Scouts]] were among those who completed the re-enactment of the overmountain route (approximately {{convert|214|mi|km}} in one direction) by hiking from Elizabethton at Sycamore Shoals to the [[Kings Mountain National Military Park]].

''Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals'' (formerly known as ''[[The Wataugans]]'')<ref>{{cite web |title=State of Tennessee |url=http://www.state.tn.us/environment/ |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref> is the official outdoor historical drama of the state of Tennessee. It is presented by the Watauga Historical Association and the Sycamore Shoals Historic Area in Elizabethton every July on the last three Thursday–Friday–Saturday weekends of the month. Employing a mixed cast of volunteer professional and amateur local actors and re-enactors engaged through an open casting call, ''Liberty: The Saga of Sycamore Shoals'' depicts the early history of the area that is now Northeast Tennessee.

Based on a bill introduced by North Carolina Congressman James T. Broyhill before the final NPS report was issued, Congress passed an amendment to Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act to establish the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail. U.S. President [[Jimmy Carter]], recognizing the historical significance of the frontier patriots marching over the [[Appalachian Mountains]] to fight the British Loyalists at the [[Battle of King's Mountain]], signed the bill (P.L. 96 344) into law on September 8, 1980, designating the historical overmountain route as the [[Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail]], the first [[National Historic Trail]] established within the eastern United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (U.S. National Park Service) |url=http://www.nps.gov/ovvi/ |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref><ref>http://www.ovta.org/ Home Page</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tennessee State Parks |url=http://tn.gov/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923015240/http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/SycamoreShoals/index.shtml |archive-date=September 23, 2013 |access-date=December 19, 2016}}</ref>