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1896 - Flag of Knoxville, Tennessee is designed; 1897 "Million Dollar Fire" destroys part of Gay Street. [6] Market House rebuilt on Market Square. [4] North Knoxville (modern Old North Knoxville) becomes part of city; 1898 West Knoxville (modern Fort Sanders) becomes part of city. Gay Street Bridge constructed.
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]
First settled in 1786, Knoxville was the first capital of Tennessee. The city struggled with geographic isolation throughout the early 19th century; the arrival of the railroad in 1855 led to an economic boom. [19]
Knox County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee.As of the 2020 census, the population was 478,971, [3] making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, [4] which is the third-most populous city in Tennessee.
James White home in Knoxville. James White's Fort, also known as White's Fort, was an 18th-century fort and settlement that became Knoxville, Tennessee, in the United States. The settlement of White's Fort began in 1786 by James White, a militia officer during the American Revolutionary War.
Temple Beth-El (House of God) of Knoxville, which has existed for 160 years, is the oldest Jewish congregation in East Tennessee. After the Civil War, Knoxville became a boomtown.
The society operates a museum and museum shop in the East Tennessee History Center on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville. The East Tennessee Historical Society was established in 1834, 38 years after the establishment of the state of Tennessee, to record the history of the development and settlement of the area. [1]
The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial will hold its annual reading of the names event this Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at 6 a.m. at the memorial. Hayden Dunbar is the storyteller reporter. Email ...