The Tellico Factory in Tennessee was a part of the Tellico Blockhouse, a United States fortification used officially from 1794 through 1807. At Tellico, federal and territorial officials implemented the Factory Act of 1795, a Washington administration plan to assimilate the Native American population by maintaining federal factories, or trading posts, where Natives would receive fair exchange for their furs in addition to learning modern methods of agriculture and industry. The Cherokee relied heavily on fur and hide as a means of currency and trade, and once fur-bearing animals became scarce in the area, the Tellico Factory offered spinning wheels, cotton seed, looms, and training to the Cherokee. In return, the Cherokee provided food, furs, and other valuable items to the soldiers and traders at the Blockhouse.

The Coleraine Factory in Georgia was part of a much smaller trading post than Tellico. The only notable mention of a Coleraine Trading Post or Factory is in Southeast Georgia, which was inhabited by the Creek and bordered Spanish Florida. Coleraine near Saint Mary’s was the site of the U.S-Creek Treaty of Colerain, signed June 29, 1796.