allas see ▁( near ▁modern ▁Cal der wood ), ▁Cit ico , ▁and ▁T usk eg ee ▁( adj acent ▁to ▁Fort ▁L oud oun ). ▁ ▁Euro - American ▁trad ers ▁were ▁visit ing ▁the ▁Over hill ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁Little ▁Tennessee ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁and ▁there ▁is ▁some ▁evidence ▁that ▁Hern ando ▁De ▁S oto ▁and ▁Juan ▁P ardo ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁Little ▁Tennessee ▁Valley ▁in ▁ 1 5 4 0 ▁and ▁ 1 5 6 7 , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 6 ▁the ▁English ▁built ▁Fort ▁L oud oun , ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁river ' s ▁confl u ence ▁with ▁the ▁Tel lic o ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁fort ▁has ▁been ▁re construct ed ▁as ▁an ▁historic ▁site . ▁ ▁Two ▁early ▁American ▁sites ▁are ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁Little ▁Tennessee — ▁the ▁Tel lic o ▁Block house , ▁an ▁out post ▁at ▁the ▁river ' s ▁N ine ▁M ile ▁Creek ▁confl u ence , ▁and ▁M org anton , ▁a ▁river ▁port ▁and ▁fer ry ▁town ▁near ▁modern ▁Green back ▁that ▁th riv ed ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁Haz el ▁Creek ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Sm ok y ▁Mountains ▁National ▁Park , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁river ' s ▁Font ana ▁Lake ▁imp ound ment , ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁substantial ▁App al ach ian ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th