The original Anderson Blockhouse was built near Wadlow Gap and a replica has been reconstructed at Natural Tunnel State Park.  Located near the North Fork of the Holston River in what is now East Carter's Valley, the Blockhouse was the last frontier station before Big Moccasin Gap and the Indian country that lay beyond. The Blockhouse was specifically designed to be easily defended and virtually impenetrable by Native Americans and may have been the only structure of its type in Scott County.

Volunteers from the park and the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association can be found at the Blockhouse on weekends, relating tales of the everyday lives of inhabitants of the region in the days of Daniel Boone. 

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