▁ ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁after math ▁During ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁a ▁battle , ▁between ▁forces ▁of ▁John ▁Se vier ' s ▁Washington ▁District ▁Regiment ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁Chief ▁Drag ging ▁C ano e ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁Ch ero kee , ▁may ▁have ▁taken ▁place ▁on ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 8 2 . ▁ ▁Arch ae ologist ▁and ▁eth no - histor ian , ▁Raymond ▁Evans , ▁has ▁assert ed ▁that ▁such ▁a ▁battle ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁taken ▁place . ▁ ▁However , ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁milit ia ▁forces ▁under ▁Joseph ▁Martin , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁Super int endent ▁for ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁for ▁both ▁Virginia ▁and ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁Drag ging ▁C ano e ▁did ▁occur ▁there ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 7 8 8 . ▁ ▁S ett lement s ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁Daniel ▁S . ▁But rick ▁and ▁William ▁Chamber lain ▁arrived ▁at ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁to ▁perform ▁mission ary ▁work ▁with ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Tra il ▁of ▁T ears , ▁land ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁tribes ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁highest ▁bid der ▁without ▁a ▁lot tery ▁of ▁land ▁parc els . ▁ ▁This ▁method ▁of ▁distrib uting ▁land ▁caused ▁much ▁of ▁Look out ▁Mountain ▁to ▁be ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁few ▁wealth y ▁Ch att ano oga ▁families . ▁ ▁The ▁apt ly ▁named ▁Sum m ert own