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In 1792, the community began to take shape: 1) Knox County, Tennessee, was split off from Hawkins County, Tennessee; 2) settlers were constructing buildings on lots they received in the lottery; 3) Samuel and Nathan Cowan opened the first store; and 4) the first tavern was opened by John Chisholm. In 1793, a garrison of soldiers was assigned to ...
It also houses the Knox County Jail. [1] The building stands ten stories, and contains 534,000 square feet (49,600 m 2) of office space. [2] At the time it was built it was said to be the largest office building in Tennessee. [3] The building was completed in 1980, 50 years after a combined city-county government building was first proposed.
The Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame which honors athletes, teams, coaches, sports writers, and sports executives for their contributions to sports in the state of Tennessee. [1] The Hall of Fame inducted its first class in 1966 and has since grown to include over 500 honorees and inductees. [2]
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [4] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [5]
By May 30, 1999, the News Sentinel was reporting an additional 2,000 square feet had been added to the building, and the total cost was up to $9.3 million.
More than 130,000 tickets were sold for the shows, and Knoxville hotels were packed for the events. The Saturday concert set a tour record for the Jacksons at the time with 50,239 tickets sold.
A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actual halls or museums that enshrine the honorees with sculptures, plaques, and displays of memorabilia and general ...
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