This is the story of America\'s first western frontier, when brave men and women crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains to find better lives for themselves and their families.
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Centuries earlier, the Cherokees came from the north, conquered the local tribes, and settled there.
But they were not alone.
James Robertson led the first group of settlers over the mountains and founded the first white settlement in what would later become East Tennessee.
This is the story of America\'s first western frontier, when brave men and women crossed the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains to find better lives for themselves and their families