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The History of Knoxville, Tennessee, began with the establishment of James White's Fort on the Trans-Appalachian frontier in 1786. [1] The fort was chosen as the capital of the Southwest Territory in 1790, and the city, named for Secretary of War Henry Knox, was platted the following year. [1]
Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States, on the Tennessee River. [15] As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, [16] making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Division and the state's third-most-populous city after Nashville and Memphis. [17]
United States historic place Kingston Pike Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Kingston Pike, circa 1900 Show map of Tennessee Show map of the United States Location Roughly 2728–3151, 3201, 3219, 3401, 3425, and 3643 Kingston Pike Knoxville, Tennessee Coordinates 35°56′58″N 83°57′18″W / 35.94944°N 83.95500°W / 35.94944 ...
Siege of Knoxville; Part of the American Civil War: Map shows the Knoxville defenses. Mabry's Hill and Fort Hill are off map to the right. Fort Higley is off map, below and to the left of Fort Dickerson. Sevierville Heights are off map to the right of Fort Stanley. [note 1]
The ETHC program begins at 1 p.m. July 8 with a welcome from Dockter followed by a talk at 1:30 p.m. by Jack Neely, executive director of the Knoxville History Project, on “Civilians at War ...
Fort Sanders is a neighborhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, located west of the downtown area and immediately north of the main campus of the University of Tennessee. Developed in the late 19th century as a residential area for Knoxville's growing upper and middle classes, the neighborhood now provides housing primarily for the university's ...
The Volunteer State nickname goes way back in American history. Here are the origins of the Vols.
The railroad's impact on Knoxville's development was swift. The city's population more than doubled from just over 2,000 in 1850 to over 4,000 in 1860. [6] After the war, the city's wholesaling sector expanded rapidly. By the early 1870s, the Knoxville wholesaling firm, Cowan, McClung and Company, was Tennessee's most profitable company. [7]