historian p.m. radford published an article about the fort, "old fort loudoun", in 1897, and noted that all traces of the fort, with the exception of the well, had vanished. the following year, author mary noailles murfree published a novel about the fort, "the story of old fort loudon", which included several drawings by illustrator ernest peixotto. the colonial dames of america placed a marker at the site of the fort in 1917. in a 1925 article, "fort loudoun on the little tennessee," historian philip hamer suggested the fort's earthworks were still discernible.